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Tooth Time!

Taking Your Preschooler to the Dentist

By Shel Franco

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General Dentist
Hutt found a dentist in general practice. "I explained my situation and [the dentist] had me bring my son in for a visit that was a huge success," she says. "[My son] rode the chair up and down, looked at his own teeth on the overhead TV screen via a tiny in-mouth camera, and got to take his pick from the treasure box. No cleaning the first time and no fussing! When we came back for a standard appointment, he handled it like a pro, in the examining room, by himself, without me, and he cooperated totally."

What to Expect
Once the details of whom you will be seeing are out of the way, it's time to wonder what will happen at that first check-up.

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According to Dr. Jeffrey Dorfman, a dentist in general practice and assistant professor at Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery, in New York, N.Y., "The child can sit on mom or dad's lap and watch their parent get their teeth cleaned. Later in the visit, it is time for the child to sit alone in the seat with their parents in the same room, while a fast check-up is performed."

Dorfman adds that if the child is compliant his or her teeth might be polished at that first visit.


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