My mom and I took the kids to the dentist for the first time today (Jason was home sick). We had tried to prepare them the best we could - read books about going to the dentist, talked about it in an upbeat way, tried to tell them what would happen, etc. This particular pediatric dentist has a good website with pictures of their office and staff, so we even showed them the pictures so they could see what to expect.
So, I am pleased to say that the kids did great!! They seemed a little nervous at first, especially Zoey and Lucas, but they warmed up and sat through a full cleaning and counting of teeth. We found out that Zoey is the only one with 20 teeth - the other two still need to get all 4 of their two-year molars. What the heck?? More teething to come???
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| In the waiting room. Abby said "my pink chair!" as soon as we came in. |
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| The waiting room had great toys |
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| Abby went first. She didn't seem nervous at all, as long as she had her pink chair... |
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| ...and pink sunglasses. |
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| Zoey was a little less sure. |
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| Lucas wasn't sure at first either, but was eventually convinced |
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| He was the only one who liked having his chair reclined |
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| Zoey decided she preferred the yellow chair |
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| So brave! |
They got bags full of goodies afterwards, and got to pick some things from the prize bin too. They were all excited about their new toothbrushes and toys.
Afterwards we went out to lunch. There were a few meltdowns at first (thanks to Meme for handling them while I was waiting in line!) but once they got to eat some mac & cheese they were ok.
Overall, it was a good experience. I'd recommend a pediatric dentist to anyone going for the first time - the whole office was very kid friendly. Hopefully they'll do just as well when they go back in 6 months!
