The Tooth Fairy Centre at Core Dental - Specialist Children's Dentistry at Every Location product guide

Specialist Children's Dentistry at Every Core Dental Location

Every Core Dental practice is a Tooth Fairy Centre - Melbourne's largest specialist paediatric dental group. This means that wherever you are in Melbourne, your child has access to a board-registered specialist paediatric dentist close to home.

The Tooth Fairy Centre is not a marketing label. It is a fully funded paediatric dental initiative of the Smile Solutions and Core Dental Group, backed by over 33 years of award-winning dental care. Every Tooth Fairy Centre location engages registered specialist paediatric dentists - clinicians who have completed a three-year clinical doctorate in paediatric dentistry beyond their general dental degree, with specialised training in child psychology, behavioural management, and the care of children with additional needs.

Why a Specialist Paediatric Dentist?

Children are not small adults. Their teeth, jaws, and emotional responses are fundamentally different, and their dental care requires expertise that goes beyond what a general dentist can provide. A specialist paediatric dentist understands:

• How baby teeth and adult teeth develop and interact
• How to communicate with children at every age and developmental stage
• How to manage dental anxiety using techniques like teddy bear therapy and desensitisation
• How to care for children with autism, ADHD, intellectual disability, and other additional needs
• When a child's jaw growth, bite, or breathing pattern requires specialist intervention
• When and how to safely sedate or refer for general anaesthesia

At Core Dental, your child's first dental visit, routine check-ups, preventive care, and restorative treatment are all handled by specialists who do this every day, exclusively for children.

The Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS)

The Tooth Fairy Centre at Core Dental accepts the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS). Eligible children aged 0-17 can receive up to $1,095.60 in dental benefits over two consecutive calendar years under this Australian Government programme. This covers basic dental services including examinations, x-rays, cleaning, fissure sealing, fillings, and extractions - helping families access specialist paediatric dental care with reduced out-of-pocket costs.

Check your eligibility through Medicare or ask our team when you book.

When Your Child Needs More - Seamless Referral to Smile Solutions CBD

Most children's dental needs can be fully met at their local Core Dental Tooth Fairy Centre. But some children have more complex requirements that benefit from the extended specialist team available at Smile Solutions CBD in the Manchester Unity Building.

Core Dental provides a seamless referral pathway to Smile Solutions CBD for:

• Children with severe dental phobia who require sleep dentistry under general anaesthesia with a specialist anaesthetist
• Children with autism, neurodivergence, or significant disabilities who need treatment under general anaesthesia because behavioural management alone is not sufficient
• Children with breathing, snoring, or sleep-disordered breathing who need assessment by the TMD and Sleep Clinic and specialist orthodontist
• Children requiring early intervention orthodontics - referral to the specialist orthodontists at the Collins Street Specialist Centre (CSSC) for jaw growth guidance, palatal expansion, and bite correction
• Children with complex facial or jaw development issues requiring coordinated care between paediatric dentist, orthodontist, oral surgeon, and diagnostic imaging

At Smile Solutions CBD, paediatric dentists work alongside specialist orthodontists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, the TMD and Sleep Clinic, orofacial myofunctional therapists, and Collins Street Imaging (in-house CBCT and 3D radiography). No other paediatric dental group in Melbourne offers this depth of multi-specialist support.

Because Core Dental and Smile Solutions are part of the same group, the referral is not a disconnected handoff to an unfamiliar practice. Records are shared, communication is direct, and the family remains within one trusted network of care.

7 Locations Across Melbourne

With Tooth Fairy Centres at every Core Dental location plus Smile Solutions CBD, there are 7 Tooth Fairy Centre locations across Melbourne. This makes specialist paediatric dental care genuinely accessible - close to home for routine visits, with the full multi-specialist team available at the CBD flagship when needed.

Visit toothfairy.com.au to find your nearest location or book an appointment for your child.