Although most of our patients are adults, children are welcome! This cute little guy was at my office this week. At first he was suspicious, but by the time his visit was over he didn't want to leave. He kept patting the chair and asking his mom to stay!
I often recommend patients bring a young child for their first visit while their mom is getting her teeth cleaned. Ida my office manager and Larisa, my assitant, love children and often watch the kids, while I clean mom's teeth. Sooner or later the child can not resist and comes into the room to see mom.
Most often they choose to take their own ride in the "Magic chair" and are delighted to meet 'Mr thirsty'(he's always thirsty!}, and his big brother 'super thirsty'. I ask them to roar like a lion and sometimes I even get to count their teeth. The point is to make their first visit fun and to insure that they develop a positive relationship with dentistry at an early age.
I agree, that first visit for any child needs to be
ReplyDeletepositive and fun so as to instill a healthy association
with dentistry. We run a toddler and young child
program in my Toronto dental practice for this
specifically. www.drnathanhaas.com