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Pediatric Dentistry
What should we pay attention to before the first pediatric dentist visit?
What should I do when bringing my child to treatment sessions?
- Do not say things like “don’t be afraid, it won’t hurt” to your child before the treatment. Such sentences may subconsciously give rise to the idea that children may feel pain.
- Do not reward your child with a gift after the dental appointment. Rewarding causes your child to perceive the procedure as a difficult procedure.
- It would be more beneficial if you do not tell your child about your past good or bad experiences at the dentist’s chair.
- Do not say scary things to your child like; if they do not go to the doctor, their teeth will decay more and they may have to be injected and extracted later. Because all these procedures that you scare them may be treatments that your child may need one day.
- Do not promise your child that the dentist will do nothing other than look at their teeth. Let your child and the pediatric dentist decide together what to do for the first appointment.
What should I do when bringing my child to treatment sessions?
- We prefer that you, especially as parents, bring your child to treatment appointments.
- Always bring your child to treatment appointments with a full stomach unless otherwise stated.
- Children who are very compliant with their dental treatments may suddenly become very compliant when they get tired and bored. This can also negatively affect their next appointments. Therefore, do not insist on more procedures for your children and your doctor. While your child is receiving treatment, do not ask questions that may demotivate them, such as "Does it hurt? Are you tired?"
