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Newberg K ids’ D entist I ntroduction

THANK Y OU f or c hoosing o ur p ractice f or y our c hild’s d ental c are. A s a n o ffice s pecializing i n d ental c are f or c hildren, w e o ffer a

child-‐friendly a tmosphere a s w ell a s c hild-‐appropriate t reatment o ptions w hen i t i s n ecessary. W e b elieve i n t reating y our

children c onservatively, f ast, e asy, a nd f un!

You w ill n otice w e d o s ome t hings d ifferently f or c hildren t han f or a dults, a s t hey h ave d ifferent n eeds -‐ b oth p hysically a nd

emotionally. P art o f w hat m akes p ediatric d entistry a s pecialty i s b eing a ble t o t ailor t reatment n eeds t o t he c hild’s s tate o f

development, b oth p hysically a nd e motionally.

First v isit

We r ecommend a c hild i s s een b y t heir f irst b irthday. S tarting e arly h elps p revent t he d ental f ears t hat m any a dults h ave a nd

helps u s d iagnose p roblems w hen t hey a re e asier t o t ake c are o f.

We e ncourage t he p arent/caregiver t o a ccompany t he c hild f or t he e xam. T his a llows f or s everal b enefits:

1. We a re e xcited a bout t aking c are o f k ids a nd w ant t o s hare t hat e nthusiasm w ith y ou.

2. We w ant t o i nvolve y ou w ith w hat w e f ind, r ather t han h ave y ou t ake o ur w ork f or i t.

3. A l ot o f e ducation i s p rovided a t t he e xam. I f y ou a re n ot p resent, m uch o f t he e ducation g ets m issed.

4. With t he k nowledge p arents r eceive f rom b eing p resent f or t he e xam, p arents c an t ake m ore c ontrol o f t heir c hild’s

oral h ealth a t h ome.

Infants a nd T oddlers: u ntil t wo o r t hree y ears o ld, t he e xam i s u sually d one w ith t he c hild o n t he p arent’s l ap. I t i s n ormal t o b e

shy a nd s ometimes t o c ry e ven f or s imple e xaminations. T his i s n ormal b ehavior a nd i n n o w ay d oes i t u pset u s, a nd y ou

should n ot b e e mbarrassed n or s hould y ou f eel o bligated t o q uiet t he c hild ( if t hey a re c rying, t heir m outh i s o pen). W e a re a

pediatric p ractice a nd w e e xpect s ome n oise f rom t he y oung c hildren, a nd h ope t hat y ou w ill h ave p atience w hen t here a re

other c hildren s till g etting c omfortable w ith d ental v isits.

Preschool a ge a nd a bove: W e u se a t echnique c alled T ell-‐Show-‐Do. Y ou w ill r ecognize t his a s w e f irst t alk a bout t hings i n a

child-‐friendly w ay. T hen, w hen a ppropriate, w e s how t hem w hat w e a re g oing t o d o. L astly, w e m ove s lowly i n b aby s teps

when w e d o a ny p rocedure. T his p revents a ny b ig s urprises t hat m ay f righten t he c hild. U sing t his a pproach h elps c hildren b e

more c omfortable a nd d evelops t rust b etween t he s taff a nd y our c hild.

Child f riendly v ocabulary

As a p ediatric p ractice, w e u se c hild-‐friendly w ords t o d escribe w hat w e d o. F or e xample, w e d o n ot u se f our-‐letter w ords ( such

as h urt, p ain, p ull a nd s hot). P lease s upport u s i n m aking t his e xperience f un b y n ot g oing i nto d etail w ith y oung c hildren a nd

allowing u s t o e xplain i n w ays t hat k eep a nxiety t o a m inimum. E xamples o f t erminology w e u se:

Don’t U se:

S hot

D o U se: Squirt t he S leepy J uice

D rill

Tickle t he s ugar b ugs

P ull t he t ooth

Do a T ooth D ance, o r W iggle t he t ooth

H urt

Feels w eird/different

Cleanings

Parents a nd c aregivers a re o ften s urprised b y h ow f ast a c leaning c an b e o n c hildren. A dult c leanings i nclude r emoving m ineral

build-‐up b etween t eeth a nd b elow t he g um l ine. C hildren a re n ot a t r isk o f t his s ame b uildup u ntil t he p re-‐teen a nd t eenage

years. T here a re a lso n ot a s m any t eeth t o c lean.

Appointment L ength

Children h ave s horter a ttention s pans s o w e w ork a s q uickly a s w e c an t o k eep c hildren h appy a nd c ontent.

THANK Y OU f or c hoosing N ewberg K ids’ D entist. W e l ook f orward t o w orking t ogether w ith y ou t o m aintain a nd i mprove t he

health o f y our c hild.

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