- Fun toothbrushes and toothpaste

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Dentists want their patients to be more comfortable so that they’ll relax and keep their dental appointments. Whether a person feels good about dentistry or whether they have high anxiety will often stem from their experiences in childhood. It is during a child’s growing-up years that he or she will learn to trust and that includes the DDS. Bad and scary experiences in one’s tender years can make a person not want to revisit the oral health care practitioner. Young brains form templates of association from positive or negative experiences. If kids associate the tooth doctor with pleasant memories, they will be more apt to return throughout their adult lives for routine preventative maintenance appointments all white nike heels , cleanings by the dental hygienist and diagnostics and treatment by the doc. How can a child be made to feel more comfortable going to the dentist? Here are some things to think about:
- Funny sunglasses to wear while in the chair: Having star-shaped or polka-dotted sunglasses to don during the exam and procedure will be popular with children. It protects their eyes, too.
- Tooth Fairy Party: Holding an open house to celebrate the mythical creature who exchanges their fallen baby teeth beneath the pillow for money is one idea. Girls or boys could dress up like mythical creatures with magic wands and wings. Healthy snacks and toothbrushes could be passed out. Games involving play money and play teeth can add to the festivity.
- Dental related novelty toys: A set of teeth that can be wound up to chatter is just one example of a toy that kids can play with at the dentist. A play-set of plastic dental tools such as mirrors, fillings high heel jordans , drills and more can be made available in the waiting room. Even a Barbie doll dentistry set can enable children to enact dramas of being the dental practitioner themselves. Hey, this doll has been a lawyer and a doctor michael jordan heels for women , why not a DDS?
- Visit the museum filled with dentistry related games and exhibits: The Dental Museum is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institute and is located in Baltimore Maryland. When the family goes on vacation to visit parks and museums, add this one to the list.
- Books about teeth: Storybooks and picture books that have fun stories about oral hygiene or tooth loss is one way to draw kids in playfully. With a book, it’s the characters in the story who are teaching them good oral hygiene habits, which they may sometimes listen to more than mom and dad.
In order to start right on the pathway to a lifetime of stellar oral hygiene habits, children must feel comfortable with going to the dentist. Trying a few of the above tactics will help put a positive spin on the DDS and tooth care in general.
- Fun toothbrushes and toothpaste: Who said toothbrushes and toothpaste have to be boring? Toothbrushes come in an array of colors, shapes and sizes. Bristles can be wheel shape in order to be rolled over the enamel. Favorite princesses or action figures can adorn the handles. Toothpaste can be brightly colored, striped, come in push down containers or tiny tubes so that each child can have their own special little toothpaste.