My daughter has an open anterior bite and needs an NHS orthodontist
Q. My daughter is 11 years old with an open anterior bite, she has all adult teeth on the upper arch with just a couple of deciduous teeth left to loose on the lowers, I have not asked for orthodontic treatment on her before now as I did not want to put her through treatment only to have to be repeated with the loss of baby teeth. So now I am looking for an orthodontist, and please dont laugh, I am in need of somebody who would except her on the NHS, I would dearly love for her to recieve orthodontis without the removal of teeth however I feel I will struggle trying to find a NHS dentist, can you please help, advice, anything, We would be very grateful.. Kindest regards
A. It is still worth going for an orthodontic consultation at this stage.
There are still a lot of orthodontists working on the NHS; an appointment can be made available for your daughter through a referral from her dentist. Your first appointment will just be an assessment of your daughter’s mouth and will give you the chance to discuss non-extraction braces.
It is perfectly within your remit to be able to insist on a non-extraction basis but whether this is available on the NHS I could not tell you.
Kind regards
Dr
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