We have been waiting forever to get a pediatric dentist here in Schweinfurt, so I was super excited to meet her by chance at the bank one day! I immediately called and scheduled Hayden's first dentist appointment on November 2nd. Jay and I both got to go with him, which was awesome. We walked into the room and let Hayden look around and take it all in first. We decided to let him try to lay down in the chair by himself first, with mom's lap as a back up plan. He was cautious but brave, and spent the entire appointment in the chair alone! What a champ!
Dr. Carol checked out his jaw and gums first, and then his teeth. When she started to put the toothbrush in his mouth to brush a little, Hayden actually took it from her and showed her how he does it at home! She was so impressed with him. He had a little bit of plaque buildup on his front teeth, and even let her use the "scary" tool to scale them! We had no idea what to expect from his first dental experience but Dr. Carol was absolutely blown away by how well he behaved and what little resistance he put up. She finished up and gave him his new toothbrush, and took him to the toybox to pick out a toy. Unfortunately, he was less interested in the give-away toys and more interested in the books that have to stay. We promised him a new book for being such a good boy, and he seemed okay with that. We are so proud of him!
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