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Can I accompany my child in the
hygiene area/treatment area?
Please permit us the time to
develop rapport with your child. After the first visit, we ask
that you encourage your childs independence and allow us the
privilege of bringing your child from the reception room to the
dental chair alone. Our experience and research shows that
children do better unaccompanied with the hygienist, assistant,
and pediatric dentist than with a parent present. Allowing the
pediatric dentist and assistant to focus primarily on the child as
a whole, which enables them to gain the childs trust and provide
the best treatment in "kids-time" (quickest time:since kids prefer
to be in and out of the dental chair) without any distractions.
What is the difference between a
pediatric dentist and a family dentist?
Pediatric dentists are the
pediatricians of dentistry. It is also a sub-specialty of
Pediatric Medicine. A pediatric dentist has two to three years
specialty training following dental school and limits his/her
practice to treating children only. Pediatric dentists are primary
and specialty oral care providers for infants and children through
adolescence, including those with special health needs. Please see
American Academy of Pediatrics
for more information.
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