Tuesday, April 19, 2011
The Preview Technique
Do you have apprehensions about taking your child to the dentist for his or her first checkup? Could that be one of the reasons why you haven't made that first important appointment?
Well, your child's first visit to the dentist does not have to be for a checkup. There's no reason why it can't be a social visit to "get acquainted." If your youngster hasn't been to the dentist yet, the next time you have an appointment, take him along. Let him watch the dentist check your teeth, clean them, etc. There's no better way for a child to understand that dental care is important for your health and good looks.
Believe me, the worst first dental experience is an emergency visit for a toothache or accident-caused injury. Extensive treatment or repair on a first visit may set your child up for a chain of future, needless anxieties.
Don't avoid your child's first visit. The sooner your youngster creates a confident relationship with the dentist, the better. Start with a preview.
Well, your child's first visit to the dentist does not have to be for a checkup. There's no reason why it can't be a social visit to "get acquainted." If your youngster hasn't been to the dentist yet, the next time you have an appointment, take him along. Let him watch the dentist check your teeth, clean them, etc. There's no better way for a child to understand that dental care is important for your health and good looks.
Believe me, the worst first dental experience is an emergency visit for a toothache or accident-caused injury. Extensive treatment or repair on a first visit may set your child up for a chain of future, needless anxieties.
Don't avoid your child's first visit. The sooner your youngster creates a confident relationship with the dentist, the better. Start with a preview.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Overcoming Anxiety
There are a lot of people who will not fly because they have an extreme anxiety of fear of flying. Let's face it, a lot people do not get needed dental care because, they too, have anxiety about the dental chair. It is estimated that 10-12 million people won't go to the dentist for necessary dental work strictly because of this anxiety.
Dental care in today's modern dental office is virtually without pain. If you want some REAL pain, experience a toothache from an abscess and don't go to a dentist for relief. That's not anxiety, that's pain. Regular dental care will keep your mouth healthy and pain free. NOT going to the dentist will set you up, not for anxiety, but for a possible tooth loss accumulated by the pain you could have avoided in the first place. If you have anxiety, talk to your dentist about it and everything will be done to make sure you're comfortable.
Don't neglect needed dental care because of unwarranted anxiety.
Dental care in today's modern dental office is virtually without pain. If you want some REAL pain, experience a toothache from an abscess and don't go to a dentist for relief. That's not anxiety, that's pain. Regular dental care will keep your mouth healthy and pain free. NOT going to the dentist will set you up, not for anxiety, but for a possible tooth loss accumulated by the pain you could have avoided in the first place. If you have anxiety, talk to your dentist about it and everything will be done to make sure you're comfortable.
Don't neglect needed dental care because of unwarranted anxiety.
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