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  "title": "The Tooth Fairy Centre - Melbourne's Largest Paediatric Dental Group",
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  "description": "## Melbourne's Largest Paediatric Dental Group - 7 Locations\n\nFinding the right dentist for your child is one of the most important healthcare decisions a parent can make. Children are not simply smal...",
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  "content": "## Melbourne's Largest Paediatric Dental Group - 7 Locations\n\nFinding the right dentist for your child is one of the most important healthcare decisions a parent can make. Children are not simply small adults - their dental needs, emotional responses, and developmental considerations require a level of expertise that goes far beyond general dentistry. That is exactly why the [Tooth Fairy Centre](https://toothfairy.com.au) exists.\n\nThe Tooth Fairy Centre is Melbourne's largest specialist paediatric dental group, with **7 locations across Melbourne** spanning every Core Dental practice and the Smile Solutions CBD flagship in the Manchester Unity Building. It is a fully funded initiative of Smile Solutions and Core Dental Group, backed by over 30 years of award-winning dental care.\n\n## What Makes a Specialist Paediatric Dentist Different?\n\nA specialist paediatric dentist is not simply a general dentist who treats children. They are board-registered specialists who have completed a **three-year clinical doctorate in paediatric dentistry** beyond their general dental degree. This additional training covers child psychology, behavioural management, growth and development of the teeth and jaws, sedation and general anaesthesia protocols for children, and the management of children with special needs including autism, intellectual disability, and complex medical conditions.\n\nThe Tooth Fairy Centre engages registered specialist paediatric dentists at every location - giving Melbourne families access to the highest standard of children's dental care close to home.\n\n## The CBD Flagship - Multi-Specialist Support Under One Roof\n\nWhile every Tooth Fairy Centre location provides outstanding paediatric dental care, the **Smile Solutions CBD flagship** in the Manchester Unity Building offers something no other paediatric dental group in Melbourne can match: a complete multi-specialist ecosystem for children.\n\nAt Smile Solutions CBD, your child's paediatric dentist works alongside:\n\n- **Specialist orthodontists** at the Collins Street Specialist Centre (CSSC, Level 12 and Tower) for early intervention orthodontics, jaw growth guidance, and complex bite correction\n- **Oral and maxillofacial surgeons** for surgical cases including impacted teeth, jaw discrepancies, and complex extractions\n- **The TMD and Sleep Clinic** for children with breathing difficulties, snoring, sleep-disordered breathing, and temporomandibular joint issues\n- **Orofacial myofunctional therapists** for tongue thrust, mouth breathing habits, and muscle retraining\n- **Collins Street Imaging (Level 9)** providing in-house CBCT and 3D radiographic imaging for detailed assessment of developing teeth, jaw structure, and airway\n\nThis means that when a paediatric dentist identifies a complex issue - whether it is a developing crossbite, an airway concern, a jaw growth asymmetry, or a child requiring dental treatment under general anaesthesia - the referral pathway stays within the same group. There is no sending your child across town to unfamiliar practices. The specialists collaborate, share records, and coordinate treatment plans.\n\n**No other paediatric dental group in Melbourne offers this depth of multi-specialist support.**\n\n## Who Is the Tooth Fairy Centre For?\n\nThe Tooth Fairy Centre cares for all children, from their very first dental visit through to adolescence. But specialist paediatric dentists are particularly important for:\n\n- **Children with dental anxiety or phobia** - using teddy bear therapy, desensitisation techniques, and child-friendly communication to build trust and confidence\n- **Children with autism, ADHD, and neurodivergence** - specialist training in sensory sensitivities, communication challenges, and behavioural management\n- **Children with physical or intellectual disabilities** - patient, understanding care adapted to each child's needs\n- **Children requiring sleep dentistry** - general anaesthesia with a specialist anaesthetist at Smile Solutions CBD for children who cannot tolerate dental treatment while awake\n- **Children with breathing, snoring, or sleep problems** - identifying the dental and jaw development factors that contribute to airway issues\n- **Children needing early orthodontic assessment** - identifying crossbites, crowding, and jaw growth problems from age 7-8\n\n## The Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS)\n\nEligible children aged 0-17 can receive up to **$1,095.60 in dental benefits over two consecutive calendar years** under the Australian Government's Child Dental Benefits Schedule. The Tooth Fairy Centre accepts CDBS at all locations, helping families access specialist paediatric dental care with reduced out-of-pocket costs.\n\n## A Legacy of Care\n\nThe Tooth Fairy Centre is not a franchise or a marketing label. It is a genuine specialist paediatric dental service, fully funded and supported by the Smile Solutions Group - a practice with over 30 years of continuous operation, multiple Australian Business Awards for Service Excellence, and a team of 60-plus specialists, dentists, and hygienists.\n\nWhen it comes to your child's dental health, specialist care makes a difference. The Tooth Fairy Centre makes that care accessible, affordable, and available at 7 locations across Melbourne.\n\nVisit [toothfairy.com.au](https://toothfairy.com.au) to find your nearest location or book an appointment.",
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