Re: 3 yr old scared of the dentist-ideas?



"Ericka Kammerer" <eek@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Welches wrote:

The recommendation I was given was that, unless there appears to be a
problem, it is unneccessary for a child to see the dentist until they're
about 5yo.

I would disagree with that pretty strongly. All my
kids have needed to be in to the dentist by 3yo. I don't subscribe
to the theory that you can let the baby teeth rot because they'll
be replaced by adult teeth.


Meanwhile, take her when you have your teeth checked (but not treatment)
and maybe she'll allow the dentist to see "what nice teeth she has" one
day and you can work from there.

I think she said she had already done that, and that
her DD didn't have a problem with that but did have a problem
with going for her own appointment.

We've been doing that for the last few appointments, and the only real
difference with this next one is that it'll be the first time it's
officially DD's appointment, and they'll try to clean/polish her teeth at
this one and look for problems. She's never shown concerns about going
before, and I hadn't expected problems this time. Usually she goes, rides
on the chair, gets her stuffed dragon's teeth checked, smiles so they can
count her teeth, and that's it (and unless there's signs of problems, that's
all the practice usually does before age 3). The appointment is set with the
hygenist who DD talks to and gets along with best, the dentist is someone
who's familiar to her as a playmate's mommy (and there are pictures of her
playmate in the office), and while it's not a pediatric-specific office,
there is a child's waiting room and play area and a pediatric exam room,
since it is a family practice, so it's not likely to be oversized and
intimidating. And she knows EXACTLY where the prize box is, since invariably
she comes out of one of my appointments with a bag of small toys, stickers,
tattoos, and toothbrushes.


The only thing I can think of is that maybe she heard something from another
child at preschool or something which has made her nervous. And if it was
just "I don't want to go", I wouldn't be so concerned, but nightmares, for
this particular child, are pretty rare.


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