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Tooth Time!
Taking Your Preschooler to the Dentist
By Shel Franco
Once you decide when to visit the dentist, you have to decide where to go. How you choose a dentist for your preschooler depends on the relationship you have with your dentist. If you are happy with your general dentist, chances are you will take your preschooler to the same office. If not, there are plenty more dentists to choose from.
Before you call around to every office in town, you might want to know the differences between a general dentist and a pediatric dentist.
For some people, this extra training is critical. "I wanted a pediatric dentist because they specialize in children's teeth," says Sara Morgan of Erie, Penn. She recommends that parents ask their pediatricians for a pediatric dentist referral.
But not everyone feels the same way. Katherine Hutt from Vienna, Va., sought out the expertise of a pediatric dentist, only to find disappointment. "All the things that were designed to make the experience more fun for kids, the large examining room with several chairs, the riot of color on the walls, the toys etc., made it distracting and frightening for my son."
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