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re: Kids dentist visit
Posted on 8/31/23 at 1:33 pm to tigerfoot
Posted on 8/31/23 at 1:33 pm to tigerfoot
quote:Not thinking of specifically that (although a possibility), but causing undo pain or trauma to a child that could make them fearful of dentists.
I operate under the thought that 99.99 percent of established, well thought of dentists, with an assitant in the room are not going to diddle my kid.
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Posted on 8/31/23 at 1:36 pm to CocoPecan
are yall really concerned that your dentist might molest your kids if you're not there? do your dentists not have hygienists or others working in there with them? or if you do get that vibe why the FFFF wouldn't you switch dentists.
this is what's wrong with parents today. Does stuff like that happen, yes. Are we required as parents to prevent it, absolutely. But we have the option to be ultra super protective and be there every second of every day to fight off any evil do'ers or we can make smart decisions to allow them grow into well adjusted independent individuals.
this is what's wrong with parents today. Does stuff like that happen, yes. Are we required as parents to prevent it, absolutely. But we have the option to be ultra super protective and be there every second of every day to fight off any evil do'ers or we can make smart decisions to allow them grow into well adjusted independent individuals.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 1:38 pm to lepdagod
quote:I would hope you would know to ask questions if something did not feel right or you felt something was wrong.
Do any of us who are not dentists know what the dentist is doing and if it’s proper??
Posted on 8/31/23 at 1:38 pm to NOSHAU
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Not thinking of specifically that (although a possibility), but causing undo pain or trauma to a child that could make them fearful of dentists.
that's almost as bad. you're saying you're worried your dentist will intentionally hurt your child? get a new dentist! for fricks sake, what kind of dentists are yall going to?
i can guarantee you your kid's dentist doesn't want you hovering over them while they try to do what they've been professionally trained to do.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 1:41 pm to poochie
quote:No fool, but if they do something that hurts the child or something they should not, is a 5 year old going to be able to question? Some call being there for your child "hovering."
that's almost as bad. you're saying you're worried your dentist will intentionally hurt your child? get a new dentist! for fricks sake, what kind of dentists are yall going to?
i can guarantee you your kid's dentist doesn't want you hovering over them while they try to do what they've been professionally trained to do.
This post was edited on 8/31/23 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 8/31/23 at 1:42 pm to lepdagod
Kids will be way less dramatic with the parents not hovering. Also you know you wanted to bring the siblings into the exam room as well. That’s a huge distraction for the kid getting checked. Let the dentist do his job.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 1:42 pm to Motorboat
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If your child has cavities as a 5 year old, I’m sorry- you’re a mediocre parent at best.
I'll defend this. i thought this same thought pre kids.
But i've come to realize kid's teeth are weird. I have 4 kids, all their teeth are different. One gets a cavity if he thinks about sweets, one has perfect teeth, one's teeth were too close together and needed crowns, one we had to extract some teeth because there was not enough space, one had what's called shark teeth where the permeant ones came out before the baby ones fell out. Maybe you were the perfect parent and had kids with perfect teeth, for that i commend you. I'll just continue to keep my ship pointed in the right direction as best i can.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 1:43 pm to NOSHAU
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No fool, but if they do something that hurts the child or something they should not, is a 5 year old going to be able to question? Some call being there for your child "hovering."
so know what they should and should not be doing? OK Noshau, DDS. That's absolutley hovering.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 1:46 pm to tigerfoot
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I operate under the thought that 99.99 percent of established, well thought of dentists, with an assitant in the room are not going to diddle my kid.
I operate under the premise that you trust absolutely no one with your child until they are old enough to identify and defend against improper behavior from another person.
I know if 3 people who’s children were sexually assaulted, one done by a 12 year old neighbor boy who was a babysitter for their son (1 hour grocery & gas run a mile away) and another done by a teacher.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 1:53 pm to lepdagod
I’d normally be on the side of “let the professionals do their thing”. But there was that one big time pediatric dentist in town that was abusing the kid patients and wouldn’t let the parents in the operating rooms, so idk now
Posted on 8/31/23 at 1:59 pm to LSUGrrrl
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operate under the premise that you trust absolutely no one with your child until they are old enough to identify and defend against improper behavior from another person.
* ALONE, yes, no one should be ALONE with your kid. if the dentist or surgeon or whoever is ALONE with them, then that's a you problem.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 2:01 pm to lepdagod
When I was a child, which wasn’t that long ago, my parents weren’t gigantic pussies and didn’t do anything like this. Why do you need to be back there with your child for a basic operation?
Posted on 8/31/23 at 2:01 pm to lepdagod
quote:JFC
My 5 year old daughter had a procedure this morning (she needed two fillings)…
a 5yo needing fillings is boucoup trashy
Posted on 8/31/23 at 2:02 pm to LSUGrrrl
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I operate under the premise that you trust absolutely no one with your child until they are old enough to identify and defend against improper behavior from another person.
Right. I have known two kids who were abused - one by a neighbor babysitter, one by a family friend (both men). I don’t expect it from anyone, but I certainly wouldn’t write it off just because someone has a medical degree. Look at the weird Ochsner doc who set up cameras. Not wanting to leave kids alone (especially with men) does not make you a helicopter parent.
During Covid, many healthcare places banned parents from coming back with kids. I thought it was nuts how parents turned their kids over to strangers so willingly.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 2:06 pm to CocoPecan
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Right. I have known two kids who were abused - one by a neighbor babysitter, one by a family friend (both men). I don’t expect it from anyone, but I certainly wouldn’t write it off just because someone has a medical degree. Look at the weird Ochsner doc who set up cameras. Not wanting to leave kids alone (especially with men) does not make you a helicopter parent.
again, ALONE being the key word and secondly 2 kids out of how many kids have you known all time? do you know any kids that have died in automobile accidents? should we stop driving?
you as a parent set up the proper parameter's and let them live.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 2:13 pm to lepdagod
You should be waaay more concerned about the cost. That will soon override this I can assure you.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 2:15 pm to lepdagod
Parents are not allowed back in the hospital operating rooms for various types of other surgeries. You lose the sterile environment. Most dentists who have that in place are doing it for that reason and only for bigger procedures. Filling seems excessive, but like others said, it might just be where he draws the line with things so the kids are better behaved.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 2:17 pm to poochie
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you as a parent set up the proper parameter's and let them live.
I think trying to set up the dentist’s office parameters is a little weirder.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 2:21 pm to CocoPecan
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I think trying to set up the dentist’s office parameters is a little weirder.
what? the parameter is "if i can't be with my child, you need to have multiple adults in the room." if they can't or won't accommodate that, time to move on.
Posted on 8/31/23 at 2:24 pm to Hangover Haven
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However, I did know a girl who constantly gave her kid Gatorade and his baby teeth needed to be crowned because they were already rotten from the Gatorade
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