Do you understand now why we'd bide our time and wait until she was merely nervous about what would happen as opposed to terrified of opening her mouth? And why I was a little nervous myself as we rode to the dentist's office?
Well, I needn't have worried. First, they wowed Zinashi with their collection of noisy toys in the waiting room.
"Mami, why don't any of my toys make noise like this microphone?" Sweetie, it's because I choose not to suffer unless we are in your dentist's office.
Then they took her back and started to explain what was going to happen. She was still a little nervous.
Note Viva the pink dog; Zinashi would like you to know that Viva is a boy. He came along for moral support. What a guy!
Then they started breaking out all the dental tools and letting her play with them.
By the time it was X-ray time, she was doing okay, and just needed to hold Viva's paw for support.
Just before the cleaning, they gave her some loaner sunglasses so the exam light wouldn't be too bright for her eyes.
That's it--I'm calling my dentist's office to complain about their level of service. They've already revealed that Zinashi will get to have chocolate toothpaste, and now she gets cool shades as well? NO FAIR.
After that, it was all good. Mouth open wide, quickest cleaning ever, and she was done.
She left with a yellow balloon, a bouncy ball, the usual toothpaste/toothbrush/floss, and a lot of compliments. We'll go back in six months, and I'm pretty sure she'll be excited to go next time. What a relief. I'm so proud of my good, brave girl.
I just had this conversation today! And that link... is the MILDEST description of traditional healing practice i've ever read.
ReplyDeleteWay to go Z! good job!
Its' always great to see kids cooperate when going to the dentist. I usually have a hard time myself.
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She looks very cool with those shades on, it's really nice to have different types of shades for comfort.
ReplyDeleteI remembered the first time I brought my daughter to the dentist, she wasn't very cooperative as much as your daughter.
ReplyDeleteBringing your kid to the dentist can be hard at times since they don't want to hear those noises that come out of the dental tools.
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ReplyDeleteIt's a great thing that she's not afraid to her dentist. It's very rare to find kids that are excited to consult their dentists. A lot of dentists in rockford il are always reminding their patients to not traumatize their kids to the point that they will be afraid to go to the dentist.
ReplyDeleteAfter I initially commented I clicked the -Notify me when new comments are added- checkbox and now each time a comment is added I get four emails with the same comment. Is there any means you possibly can take away me from that service? Thanks!
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