Your child's first visit is very important for a number of reasons. In many instances, it is the child's first experience with dentistry and in some cases, your child may have had a previous unpleasant experience.
Emergency problems will be dealt with first, and if your child is in pain, we will do our best to alleviate it. If there are no emergency problems, we will examine your child's mouth (lips, cheeks, tongue, floor of the mouth, tonsil area, hard and soft palate), check the growth and development of the head, and check the teeth and gums. Your child will receive a thorough cleaning and topical fluoride treatment, and we will take x-ray films as necessary. We will evaluate any tongue, lip, cheek, or thumb habit that may influence the development of attractive teeth. We will also examine your child to see how active his or her organized bacteria are at producing dental disease.
After this has been completed, there will be a consultation during which we will present our findings and recommendations. Because this first visit is easy and enjoyable, it helps to overcome many of the fears that the child has acquired, and the child becomes acquainted with dentistry in a pleasant manner.
