re: Kids dentist visit

I think kids need to learn that not everything is harmful.
When our kids were young or maybe just their first dentist visit we might have went back there, but that’s it.

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but two moms left

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Sounds like they are rabid anti-dentites.

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Most of the parents who insist give off helicopter vibes.

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aint that some shite


let me ask you as someone in the field, is it normal for an adult to be behind closed doors alone with a child? i would think that's not normal and likely against some sort of internal policy.

Back in my day, we did our own dentistry. For a cavity, we'd fill it with caulk, dry it with the leaf blower, file it down, and done. Saved a ton of money.

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Back in my day, we did our own dentistry. For a cavity, we'd fill it with caulk, dry it with the leaf blower, file it down, and done. Saved a ton of money.

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You also molested yourself.

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I know you live in the LP, where bad teeth are the norm.

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Nope. I live in the NYC suburbs. I’ve only had one or two cavities in my life, and so far, my kids collectively have only had one, maybe two counting baby teeth. I’m just not some dumb frick redneck who thinks that sending young children back by themselves in what is an anxious situation is teaching them to live independently.

I’m not talking about 10 year olds and older. I’m talking about young children on their first few trips to the dentist. But I get the OT. Most here are also proud to force their kids out on their own at 18 and probably refuse to help pay for college at all. They also think that mowing their own grass is some sort of God blessing virtue. Whatever. I’ll help my kids be successful in life as much as I can, and I’m fortunate enough to have the means to do so. I also pay someone to cut my grass.

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but two moms left and said they’ll find another dentist…

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Two liberal helicopter moms

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My reading comprehension was fine.

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I was simply replying to the post about the mother giving her child so much gatorade that he/she required multiple crowns.

When I was in dental school in Ohio, this situation would require the dentist to inform Child Protective Services.

Regards

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I never go in the op with a female of any age or a male minor without a female assistant or hygienist present.

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Why did it take five pages to get to this? I can't recall meeting a male hygienist in the last 35 years. Even during a procedure, there is always a female hygienist assisting, taking notes on what the dentist/ortho is saying about particular teeth, etc.

Is there a risk that a dentist is running a grooming ring enabled by five female hygienists? Sure. But it's far lower than the risk of the parents that let 10 year olds right in the front fricking seat of the car.