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Bridex100
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How did your DC handle their first dentist appointment?
We have to take DS to his first dentist appointment. He is 2yo.
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Posted 3/14/11 10:51 AM  |
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jmf423
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Re: How did your DC handle their first dentist appointment?
i took DS when he was 3 1/2, so it might be different but he was fine. he sat in the chair and did everything the dentist asked him to.
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| Posted 3/14/11 10:53 AM |
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jerseypanda
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Re: How did your DC handle their first dentist appointment?
I took DS to the dentist for the first time when he was 2 1/2. He did great, although the dentist really didn't do anything. It was more to get him used to going there.
He sat on my lap while I sat in the dentist chair. I swung my legs off the side and sat knee to knee with the dentist. Then she had him lay back on my legs and into her legs. She had him open his mouth, counted his teeth, checked his overbite.
Then she had him sit in the chair by himself. She showed him how he should be brushing and put some sticky flouride paste on his teeth.
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| Posted 3/14/11 10:54 AM |
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Bridex100
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Re: How did your DC handle their first dentist appointment?
Posted by jerseypanda
I took DS to the dentist for the first time when he was 2 1/2. He did great, although the dentist really didn't do anything. It was more to get him used to going there.
He sat on my lap while I sat in the dentist chair. I swung my legs off the side and sat knee to knee with the dentist. Then she had him lay back on my legs and into her legs. She had him open his mouth, counted his teeth, checked his overbite.
Then she had him sit in the chair by himself. She showed him how he should be brushing and put some sticky flouride paste on his teeth.
It doesn't seem like we need to take him RIGHT now. I think I will wait a few months after the new baby is born. We have enough things going on without having to rush 2yo DS to the dentist.
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| Posted 3/14/11 10:55 AM |
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jerseypanda
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Re: How did your DC handle their first dentist appointment?
Posted by Bridex100
Posted by jerseypanda
I took DS to the dentist for the first time when he was 2 1/2. He did great, although the dentist really didn't do anything. It was more to get him used to going there.
He sat on my lap while I sat in the dentist chair. I swung my legs off the side and sat knee to knee with the dentist. Then she had him lay back on my legs and into her legs. She had him open his mouth, counted his teeth, checked his overbite.
Then she had him sit in the chair by himself. She showed him how he should be brushing and put some sticky flouride paste on his teeth.
It doesn't seem like we need to take him RIGHT now. I think I will wait a few months after the new baby is born. We have enough things going on without having to rush 2yo DS to the dentist.
My DS is now 3 1/2 and he's been to the dentist 2 times. He is almost due for his next visit. So far, both visits have been like I described above. I just want to get him used to going so that when the dentist does eventually have to do more, he is more comfortable with the office, chair, dentist.
I'm sure he'll be fine!  The only reason you may want to take him before the baby comes is that you are going to be very busy after the baby....I know how quickly time slips away after #2 comes!
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| Posted 3/14/11 10:58 AM |
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Ali1
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Re: How did your DC handle their first dentist appointment?
I just took the boys at 4 and they did fine. My dentist didn't recommend bringing them in before that and I personally do not think it would have gone too well if I did. They were a little nervous in the beginning, but the staff was great with them and they did really well!
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| Posted 3/14/11 11:17 AM |
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Mere09
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Re: How did your DC handle their first dentist appointment?
DD went to the dentist for the first time at 18 months and she was horrified by it all. She was fine though as soon as the dentist was out of her mouth.
I also feel it necessary to add that my DD is extremely shy/scared of new people, so that didn't help.
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| Posted 3/14/11 11:19 AM |
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jprimrose
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Re: How did your DC handle their first dentist appointment?
We recently took my DC to a pediatric dentist for the first time and they did pretty well. Pediatric dentists usually cater to kids so that makes the visit more pleasant.
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| Posted 3/14/11 12:07 PM |
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