The Dentist

My kids LOVE their dentist. We have only gone to him twice, but that was enough for them to be won over. And, I have to admit, it's a much better experience than before...not that our old pediatric dentist was bad, this one is just great.

They had appointments yesterday (yeah! they didn't have to miss school). The office is set up like an old west dentist office. The waiting room has a big screen TV and video games. You go through a small, kid-sized door to go into x-rays. Ethan did awesome. Courtney did great after she calmed down from working herself up.

Then they take you into a huge room that has 4 dentist "beds" that are just benches you lay on. Above each "bed" is a flatscreen TV where they put cartoons on for the kids to watch, with headphones for them to listen. And each "bed" can watch a different movie. If a child has to wait in there (like Courtney had to while Ethan was having his teeth cleaned) there are video games, books and toys to play with in the corner.

They both did great with their cleanings. Courtney made sure the hygienist knew what she didn't like (the water squirter) and what she did like (being brushed with a toothbrush and not the "loud twirly thing"). They got to choose their own flavor of toothpaste (both went for orange). The dentist checked them and neither have cavities, although we now know that these are definitely Pack/Hodgson/Oman kids. Courtney is missing her two side teeth and Ethan has one of his side teeth coming in as a "mini tooth." Bryan and I are both missing teeth, so they come by it honestly. Now we get to start saving for braces/veneers/implants. Yeah!!

As a reward for not having any cavities, the dentist gave them each a coupon for a Monster Milkshake at Red Robins, which we used. Job security for the dentist? Absolutely!!