Monthly Archives: November 2015

A common feeling or theme that parents and children experience when visiting SmileKrafters Pediatrics office is FUN!
We want to help kids get excited about visiting the dentist, which is why we have an entertaining waiting room equipped with games, books, colorful murals and more. Even with this enjoyable environment and an experienced staff, kids can sometimes still feel a bit of anxiety about their visits.

We want to reverse this trend! As you can likely imagine, parents play a vital role in influencing the way their child feels about a trip to the dentist. In this blog, we’ve put together some of our favorite tips to help children overcome the angst of a visit to the dentist, and we encourage you to give these steps a try with your kids:

1. Make dental visits a habit when your children are young- The American Dental Association recommends that children should visit the dentist by their first birthday or when a child’s first tooth begins to come in. If you get your children into the habit of a regular checkup when they are very young, they’ll realize that the dentist isn’t so scary and the dental office will become a recognizable place. If you wait until problems arise and some dental work needs to be done, this could hinder the ease of future visits.

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