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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 470827" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>We have a children's dentist is town who I would NEVER refer a child to. He has NO skills with kids and when I overheard him telling another patient "If you don't behave mom will have to leave the room.", well, let's say that that sealed the deal for me and my search was renewed for a dentist for my kids.</p><p></p><p>I would suggest a "dry run" first. Find a dentist who is child friendly and willing to go through the motions without the intrusive work - a "pretend" check up. Spends time letting the kid swish water and spit out, counts the teeth using a tool to tap or just a finger to tap each tooth while counting out loud, trying on the funny gas mask even if you never go that route, reviewing the music selections available for headsets, trying on the glasses used when the light is too bright, explaining how they go above and beyond to make their patient's comfortable, practicing opening wide and turning slightly, explaining the variety of tools, giving a tour of the office, suggesting that if he will let them take an x-ray or two that they will let him watch how it is developed........</p><p></p><p>Check around to see if there is a college/university that offers dental courses. Sometimes they are looking for people to practice on and I would think the students would love to show your son around their lab.</p><p></p><p>The blood draws are harder - I don't have any ideas past squeezing mom's hand or the promise of an ice cream cone following it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 470827, member: 5096"] We have a children's dentist is town who I would NEVER refer a child to. He has NO skills with kids and when I overheard him telling another patient "If you don't behave mom will have to leave the room.", well, let's say that that sealed the deal for me and my search was renewed for a dentist for my kids. I would suggest a "dry run" first. Find a dentist who is child friendly and willing to go through the motions without the intrusive work - a "pretend" check up. Spends time letting the kid swish water and spit out, counts the teeth using a tool to tap or just a finger to tap each tooth while counting out loud, trying on the funny gas mask even if you never go that route, reviewing the music selections available for headsets, trying on the glasses used when the light is too bright, explaining how they go above and beyond to make their patient's comfortable, practicing opening wide and turning slightly, explaining the variety of tools, giving a tour of the office, suggesting that if he will let them take an x-ray or two that they will let him watch how it is developed........ Check around to see if there is a college/university that offers dental courses. Sometimes they are looking for people to practice on and I would think the students would love to show your son around their lab. The blood draws are harder - I don't have any ideas past squeezing mom's hand or the promise of an ice cream cone following it. [/QUOTE]
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