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Our resident specialist paediatric dentist, Dr Harleen Kumar's greatest passion is managing children and their oral health. Utilising the latest advances in dentistry, including laser, digital x-rays and ozone therapy, and working in conjunction with five experienced therapists, Dr Kumar will be delighted to cater for all your children’s dental needs and requirements.
We advise parents to introduce their child to professional dental care from the age of three. This may include watching a parent have their teeth cleaned, or having their own baby teeth counted and polished with a soft brush. The experience is a positive one and is encouraged with each subsequent appointment.
This process of familiarization allows your child to grow with little or no anxiety towards the benefits of preventative care. Having a bad experience at the dentist at a young age often results in a fear of dental care in later years.
Registered Specialist Paedodontist
Dr Harleen Kumar - BDSc (Melb), DClinDent (Melb)
Dr Harleen Kumar graduated as Bachelor of Dental Science from the University of Melbourne in 2004 after which she worked in Wodonga, Victoria, for a number of years. She worked in several private practices in Sydney before completing her doctorate in Clinical Dentistry (Paediatric Dentistry) at Melbourne University. Dr Kumar's thesis topic and areas of interest are molar incisor hypomineralisation and its management as well as behaviour management. She is the recent recipient of an ADA graduate student scholarship, a Dentsply Research Grant and an Australian Dental Research Foundation grant. Dr Kumar lectures in paediatric dentistry both locally and overseas and regularly demonstrates to dentist and dental therapists in continuing education training courses. She is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Dentistry, the Australasian Academy of Paediatric Dentistry and the Australian Dental Association. She is fluent in Hindi and Punjabi.
Dental Therapists
Sophie Oostermeyer
Oral Hygiene and Dental Therapy Dip. OHT (Melb)
Samantha Makin
Oral Hygiene and Dental Therapy Dip. OHT (Melb) ADOH (Adel)
Jennifer Slattery
Oral Hygiene and Dental Therapy BOH (Melb)
Emily Marson
Oral Hygiene and Dental Therapy BOH (Melb)
Oral Hygiene and Dental Therapy BOH (Melb)
Specialist orthodontists Dr Geoffrey Hall, Dr Louise Hagan, Dr Martin Poon and Dr David Austin can also advise you on your child’s orthodontic needs. A consultation with Dr Hall, Dr Hagan, Dr Poon or Dr Austin will produce a complete analysis for any child of seven years and older.
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*These images are simply an educational guide and by no means represent a guarantee of outcome.
