Wednesday, June 10, 2009Adam and Blankie’s First Trip to the Dentist!

Today we went to the dentist and Adam did alot better than we expected. They showed him the special chair and let him press the buttons that made it go up and down, gave him a pair of sunglasses so that the light wouldn’t be too bright for his eyes, and he actually let the nurse (pictured) count his teeth with the little mirror and “tooth counter”. The nurse asked if Adam wanted her to make his teeth all shiny and he said yes, but when he heard the noises from the cleaning tools he got scared and changed his mind. Then Dr Jim came in and told Adam that if he could count Adam’s teeth again then he could pick 3 toys from the toy box. Adam was definitely on for that, so he let his teeth be “counted” again while the doctor visually checked for any problems and then we were done. Adam picked his toys on the way out (a small plane and 2 pencils with little tooth pictures all over them) and we left. They said his teeth were fine and he did well for a first visit. They don’t like to push children to get their teeth cleaned on the first visit if they don’t want to because they try to develop a positive relationship with the child and usually by the time they’ve had 3 visits (1 visit every 6 months), a child will let them clean and examine properly.



Adam was told beforehand that if he behaved at the “mouth doctor” then he could get a treat at Starbucks afterward. So he got his strawberries and cream frappuccino and a slice of cake.