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dentist visit story
"shirley" wrote in message news:kGeub.174961$9E1.907816@attbi_s52... It isn't the toys in the office that makes a "pedodontist" good. They have to be board certified to put that shingle outside. Board certification means that they learn more about "tooth development" from the get go, know when to have you seek help and know how to work around kids. I've seen dentists hold kids down (not pedodontists), I've seen a whole lot of bad things that dentists have done to kids and certainly not taken the time to work with the parents either. Kathleen and Chris will go to a pedo guy until they are well past their teens. My kids go to a pediatric dentist. I don't like him very well, but the kids love him. We do have to have V sedated because of her oral aversion, but that's getting better. She allows us to brush and floss her teeth fully, and has been doing so for months - I expect her to need sedation one more time, and maybe not at all after that. This yahoo told me I needed to wean my daughter (then age 2 1/2) because the milk would give her cavities. I note he didn't tell me to quit feeding her cow's milk or juice....just breastmilk. True, she had cavities, but there have been no more since we really got serious about the brushing and flossing. I think he just thought extended breastfeeding was ooky. He based his recommendation on a study that involved fewer than 20 children. After that, I just didn't tell him she nursed anymore. We brushed better, end of problem. But the kids do love going in. They talk about the dentist for weeks and sometimes months after, and ask when they get to go again. --angela |
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Sorry to hear about your dislike and his belief. I do remember our
pediatrician telling us something similar but I just made sure we brushed really, really well. Luckily the kids have never had a cavity but we are religious about brushing here - even for adults, there is brushing, flossing, tongue brushing and rinsing with listerine diluted. Together it works well. Good that the kids like the doctor. That is important. Shirley "Chotii" wrote in message ... "shirley" wrote in message news:kGeub.174961$9E1.907816@attbi_s52... It isn't the toys in the office that makes a "pedodontist" good. They have to be board certified to put that shingle outside. Board certification means that they learn more about "tooth development" from the get go, know when to have you seek help and know how to work around kids. I've seen dentists hold kids down (not pedodontists), I've seen a whole lot of bad things that dentists have done to kids and certainly not taken the time to work with the parents either. Kathleen and Chris will go to a pedo guy until they are well past their teens. My kids go to a pediatric dentist. I don't like him very well, but the kids love him. We do have to have V sedated because of her oral aversion, but that's getting better. She allows us to brush and floss her teeth fully, and has been doing so for months - I expect her to need sedation one more time, and maybe not at all after that. This yahoo told me I needed to wean my daughter (then age 2 1/2) because the milk would give her cavities. I note he didn't tell me to quit feeding her cow's milk or juice....just breastmilk. True, she had cavities, but there have been no more since we really got serious about the brushing and flossing. I think he just thought extended breastfeeding was ooky. He based his recommendation on a study that involved fewer than 20 children. After that, I just didn't tell him she nursed anymore. We brushed better, end of problem. But the kids do love going in. They talk about the dentist for weeks and sometimes months after, and ask when they get to go again. --angela |
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dentist visit story
Sorry to hear about your dislike and his belief. I do remember our
pediatrician telling us something similar but I just made sure we brushed really, really well. Luckily the kids have never had a cavity but we are religious about brushing here - even for adults, there is brushing, flossing, tongue brushing and rinsing with listerine diluted. Together it works well. Good that the kids like the doctor. That is important. Shirley "Chotii" wrote in message ... "shirley" wrote in message news:kGeub.174961$9E1.907816@attbi_s52... It isn't the toys in the office that makes a "pedodontist" good. They have to be board certified to put that shingle outside. Board certification means that they learn more about "tooth development" from the get go, know when to have you seek help and know how to work around kids. I've seen dentists hold kids down (not pedodontists), I've seen a whole lot of bad things that dentists have done to kids and certainly not taken the time to work with the parents either. Kathleen and Chris will go to a pedo guy until they are well past their teens. My kids go to a pediatric dentist. I don't like him very well, but the kids love him. We do have to have V sedated because of her oral aversion, but that's getting better. She allows us to brush and floss her teeth fully, and has been doing so for months - I expect her to need sedation one more time, and maybe not at all after that. This yahoo told me I needed to wean my daughter (then age 2 1/2) because the milk would give her cavities. I note he didn't tell me to quit feeding her cow's milk or juice....just breastmilk. True, she had cavities, but there have been no more since we really got serious about the brushing and flossing. I think he just thought extended breastfeeding was ooky. He based his recommendation on a study that involved fewer than 20 children. After that, I just didn't tell him she nursed anymore. We brushed better, end of problem. But the kids do love going in. They talk about the dentist for weeks and sometimes months after, and ask when they get to go again. --angela |
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