Dental on Wheels

Dental on Wheels 🦷Play Based Dental Visits
👃🏻Airway Focused
📍Daycare, Playgroup, Home, School, Community Centre
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🧭 Perth WA
🦷046 666 1333

10/06/2026

I know, I know... I sound like a broken record sometimes talking about tongue posture! 😅👅

But honestly, I see it every single week. 💛

One of the most important jobs a baby’s tongue isn’t just feeding. 🍼

It’s resting suctioned up against the palate.

Why? 🤔

Because the tongue is nature’s orthodontic appliance. 🌱

When the tongue rests up on the palate, it helps support healthy jaw growth, encourages the palate to develop wider, supports nasal breathing, and creates more room for the airway. 👃✨

When the tongue sits low in the mouth instead, we can sometimes see a narrower palate, crowded teeth, mouth breathing, and less space available for the tongue and airway as children grow. 🦷

Of course, every child is different and there is never one single cause. Genetics, allergies, airway health, oral habits, feeding challenges, and overall development all play a role too. 🌿

But tongue posture is one of those foundational pieces that often gets overlooked.

This video is such a great visual reminder of why we look beyond the teeth and why I spend so much time talking about oral function, airway, and whole-child development. 💫

A huge thank you to who shared this gem. It explains in seconds what can take me several appointments to describe! 🙏

What happens in those tiny mouths can have a big impact on how little humans breathe, sleep, grow, and thrive. ❤️





10/06/2026

Let’s chew in the car!

07/06/2026

BTS Dental on Wheels 🦷

While the children only see the fun side of our visits, there is a lot that happens behind the scenes to keep our little humans safe.

After every visit, all toys, puppets, resources, and equipment are thoroughly cleaned and sanitised.

Then each week, our Oral Health Heroes get a spa day of their own. Their little shirts are washed and freshened up, ready for the next adventure and the next group of children they meet.

Infection control is something we take very seriously. From our clinical instruments to the toys children play with, every step is designed to create a safe, clean, and welcoming environment.

Because little details matter when it comes to little people.

Clean toys. Clean equipment. Clean heroes.

Ready for another week of smiles, learning, and healthy habits. 💙

30/05/2026

Let’s talk about oral ties and tongue resting position 👅✨

When people hear the words “tongue tie” or “oral tie”, the first thing they often think about is speech.

But oral ties can affect much more than that.

Depending on the individual, oral ties may impact:

🍼 Feeding
👅 Tongue movement
🍽️ Swallowing
👃 Breathing
😴 Sleep quality
🗣️ Speech development
🌱 Jaw and facial growth

One of the most important things we look at is not how far the tongue can stick out, but how well it functions.

Can it move freely?

Can it elevate to the palate?

Can it do the jobs it was designed to do?

This is where tongue resting position becomes important.

Ideally, the tongue should rest gently suctioned up against the palate, with the lips together and breathing through the nose 👃💛

The tongue is a natural growth guide for the upper jaw. When it rests on the palate, it helps support healthy jaw development, wider arches and nasal breathing.

If the tongue cannot comfortably rest on the palate, we may see:

🦷 Crowded teeth
👄 Open mouth posture
👃 Mouth breathing
😴 Sleep concerns
🌱 Changes in jaw and facial growth

Not every oral tie needs treatment, and not every child with a low tongue posture has an oral tie.

That’s why it’s so important to assess the whole child, not just one part of the puzzle.

When we understand how the tongue functions, we can better support breathing, sleep, feeding, oral health and healthy development 💛

27/05/2026

This is why early oral health assessments and airway screening matter so much 👶🦷👃

A recent study found that around 45% of children under 5 had low iron.

Low iron can affect speech, sleep, appetite, behaviour, emotional regulation, learning and brain development.

And this is exactly why we need to stop looking at children’s mouths as “just teeth”.

When I screen little ones, I’m looking at:

🦷 Teeth and enamel health
👃 Mouth breathing and airway signs
👅 Tongue posture and oral habits
😴 Sleep and snoring concerns
🌱 Jaw and facial growth
🧠 Behaviour, focus and development clues

Oral health, nutrition, airway, sleep and brain development are all connected.

The earlier we notice the signs, the earlier families can get support.

Early screening is not about finding problems.

It is about giving children the best chance to grow, breathe, sleep, eat and develop well 💛

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