I have been putting this off and putting this off, probably in fear that there would be an episode in the dentist office and/or because I thought Katelynn would probably have a ton of cavities, but the day did finally come and it was time to schedule and taker her to her first dentist appointment. I debated back and forth and had a lot of conversations with the other moms about where they took their kiddo to the dentist and then ended up just taking her to the dentist in town where I go and skipped the places that have all the hoopla. Katelynn was pretty excited for the most part, she wanted to get the free toothbrush. I talked to her a little bit a couple of days before her appointment about some of the things that the dentist may do and then follow-up with "they probably have a treasure box that you can pick a free toy from when you are done if you are good" - that sealed the deal and then I prayed that this dentist would be like most and have a treasure box.
We got the dentist's office a little earlier than I wanted to, but they had a movie playing and a little area for kids in the waiting room so Katelynn and I went and colored pictures and she looked through their toys. Then she was called in. The 2 hygienists that worked with her were awesome, so patient and explained everything to Katelynn. I don't think Katelynn was scared at all, she thought the chair was "cool" because it went up and down and she asked lots of questions about the tools and her teeth. She passed with flying colors! and had no cavities, whew, dodged that bullet. She got to pick a colored new toothbrush and they did have the treasure box and she got to pick out a toy.
Katelynn brushing her teeth before her first dentist appointment.
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