PreparationGood preparation will ensure that your child perceives this first visit as an interesting and exciting event. Here are a few tips that can put you on the right track. |
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Explain the benefits of dental hygiene to your childJust like in the case of personal hygiene, your child can understand a cause-effect relationship. For example, if they play in the mud and get dirty hands or do finger painting, cleaning is necessary to get rid of the dirt. Similarly, the child will understand the need to brush their teeth after eating. |
Give them examples they can identify withThere are many books and cartoons in which characters go to the dentist. Using them to introduce the next visit to the dental clinic will make it seem closer to the daily reality of your child. He or she may say “after all, if Caillou finds it pleasant, why not me? ” |
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