After being lectured twice every 6mos, and flat out accused of not brushing Aidan's teeth, I decided it was time to change dentists. Wild assumptions based on only part of the information.
Jace has gorgeous teeth. He's 4 and only one tooth looks like it might eventually get a cavity before a permanent tooth replaces it. Aidan's teeth are horrible. They have stains, cavities galore, his permanent teeth keep coming in behind his baby teeth and the babies keep holding on for dear life, he even had a root canal that ended up infected and is now a temporary bridge. I was impressed with that dentist's ability to conceal the tools and help Aidan get through the pulling of that infected tooth... but very frustrated with the way I kept getting treated because of their condition.
He's probably inherited the bad teeth from a line on his dad's side, is definitely on a truck load of meds that could very easily be playing a part, was on antibiotics nearly once a month for two years, had chronic vomiting from day one that wasn't controlled at all until recently, and it's taken years to get him past throwing up every time I just looked like I was going to brush his teeth.
I started by letting him do it... it's not as gaggy if he does it himself. That dentist told me off. "NO child should be brushing their own teeth until they are at least 8!" Because I'd allowed him to work on it himself, I was able to get in there, finally.
Doing the best I can here.
He brushes his teeth after lunch, and I brush his teeth at bedtime.
So after the accusation, and them totally ignoring Aidan's plea to be patient with him while he tried to explain that his toothbrush is "a vibrating Thomas brush," I didn't want to ever set foot in the place again. All the information is right there on their screen, about his speech issues, about his need for familiar things... Instead of treating him with patience, he was ignored because the focus was on pointing the finger at me.
Later that day, I called back and cancelled Jace's appt and Aidan's future appt and started investigating the other pediatric dentists.
Jace's appt with the new one went really well. Not just because of his better teeth. I was paying close attention to their reactions to me, and how sensitive to Jace they were. Much better experience, and my faith has returned that Aidan and I will have a better experience when it's his turn again. I might even tackle taking Damon! :)
Jace has gorgeous teeth. He's 4 and only one tooth looks like it might eventually get a cavity before a permanent tooth replaces it. Aidan's teeth are horrible. They have stains, cavities galore, his permanent teeth keep coming in behind his baby teeth and the babies keep holding on for dear life, he even had a root canal that ended up infected and is now a temporary bridge. I was impressed with that dentist's ability to conceal the tools and help Aidan get through the pulling of that infected tooth... but very frustrated with the way I kept getting treated because of their condition.
He's probably inherited the bad teeth from a line on his dad's side, is definitely on a truck load of meds that could very easily be playing a part, was on antibiotics nearly once a month for two years, had chronic vomiting from day one that wasn't controlled at all until recently, and it's taken years to get him past throwing up every time I just looked like I was going to brush his teeth.
I started by letting him do it... it's not as gaggy if he does it himself. That dentist told me off. "NO child should be brushing their own teeth until they are at least 8!" Because I'd allowed him to work on it himself, I was able to get in there, finally.
Doing the best I can here.
He brushes his teeth after lunch, and I brush his teeth at bedtime.
So after the accusation, and them totally ignoring Aidan's plea to be patient with him while he tried to explain that his toothbrush is "a vibrating Thomas brush," I didn't want to ever set foot in the place again. All the information is right there on their screen, about his speech issues, about his need for familiar things... Instead of treating him with patience, he was ignored because the focus was on pointing the finger at me.
Later that day, I called back and cancelled Jace's appt and Aidan's future appt and started investigating the other pediatric dentists.
Jace's appt with the new one went really well. Not just because of his better teeth. I was paying close attention to their reactions to me, and how sensitive to Jace they were. Much better experience, and my faith has returned that Aidan and I will have a better experience when it's his turn again. I might even tackle taking Damon! :)
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I take Brittany to Randy Smith DDS off of Holmes. If your son is on depakote, that can cause teeth problems.
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