I’ve heard that children should start having dental check-ups at 2 years old, and I wanted our first experience to be in the States for a number of reasons. So, we took Ethan to a pediatric dentist. We had no idea how it would go.
The dentist said that for the first visit, they don’t really do a lot. It’s more to get the child use to being there, etc. They told us that he could sit in our lap for the check-up, but we said that we thought he would do fine in the chair.
The key thing with Ethan was the gloves. He has a thing for gloves. So, since the hygienist wore them, he opened his mouth and kept it open and closed it when he was supposed to.
Flossing went well too.
I think the dental hygienist was pleasantly surprised at how well he cooperated. She made comments throughout the time at how well he was doing and said that some children cry and scream during the appointment. Another woman who worked there came back and commented about how she couldn’t believe how well he was doing.
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