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| A great book for preparing for the dentist! |
We got there and Big Brother was a little grumpy since he had woken up from his nap not all that long before we got there. (Neither of the kids are "morning people" and take quite a bit of time to readjust to being awake). He was pretty excited to head back and get into the dentists chair and he was polite with the hygienist. We decided we would try to do a full appointment and just get as far as he would let the appointment go. I had low expectations for him letting her clean his teeth since it is like wrestling an alligator to do it at home.
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| a little unsure, waiting to get started. |
He made some faces about the light and so the hygienist offered him a pair of sunglasses to wear which made him pretty excited. He was such a good listener and did GREAT letting her clean and floss his teeth. She let him hold the suction tool and he seemed to enjoy that. After his cleaning we took a trip down the hall to try to do an x-ray but after trying to adjust it and get the protective apron on him it didn't work out. The apron was too heavy and he just wasn't quite tall enough to fit within the machine's reach.
After the x-ray we headed back to our little room and the hygienist let Big Brother pick out his new toothbrush (A superhero one with Thor on it!), some kid's toothpaste, Buzz lightyear floss picks and a roll of floss. She even gave Froggie her very own princess toothbrush for being so good while her brother was getting his teeth cleaned.
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| being a champ and getting his teeth cleaned |
We had to wait a little bit for the dentist to finish with another patient before he came in and Big Brother started to get bored and lost interest in the novelty of the dentists office so he played with the car he had brought in and investigated his goody bag some more. Once the dentist came in he was back in his chair and let him check everything out. He counted all of his teeth again and told Big Brother that they looked very nice. We were complimented on how well taken care of his teeth are (which is not what I was expecting given my previously mentioned Alligator wrestling-like experiences)
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| Showing off his nice clean teeth! |
On the way out of the office Big Brother was able to pick something out of the treasure chest. He thought long and hard about what he wanted to pick and ended up choosing a GIANT bubble wand. Hubby and I had also picked up a set of duplo blocks that came with a book as a reward for a successful appointment and let him pick what he wanted for dinner. He picked Chic-fil-a so that he could play and have ice cream. The girl at the counter even let him go back and make his own ice cream cone!
Over all it was a pretty awesome experience, he'll probably feel like he needs such a big ordeal after every other appointment but at least he'll want to go back to the dentist!
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| He made his ice cream all on his own! |
Having Big Brother read a book about a dentist is a great idea. The book about the dentist definitely helped him prepare for his first visit. It's just too bad that he was a bit grumpy at the time, but I can tell from his smile that the visit definitely paid off. I hope the positive results on his oral health continues until he grows up. All the best! :)
ReplyDeleteTed Grimmer @ Cody Dental Group
Giving him a book about dental visits would help him warm up to the idea. Just look at how great that first visit was for Big Brother! Now that he’s kind of familiar with the routine, I hope he no longer feels dreadful towards dental visits. Have a nice day!
ReplyDeleteKaren Perry @ Brookside Dental Care
Well, that’s an amazing way to break the dental visit news to your kids. Just as you've said, it's always nice to give them a heads up before introducing something new. The book is obviously a clever idea, given how it helped him to be acquainted with the procedure, and therefore warm up to the idea of dental visits. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteJon Mack @ Gentle Dental Associates