I took Connor to his routine dental visit last week.  Connor was very good throughout the entire experience.  He was happy to be there and followed every instruction given by the hygienist.  He even had the x-rays taken.  Connor did not have any cavities and he was excited to get his reward afterward.  He sorted through the box of toys for a long time and finally settled on a toy motorcycle.  It was a successful visit and I felt that it was partly because Connor had a good hygienist this time.  She was nice and was great with kids.  As a result, I decided to request this hygienist for Logan’s visit today.

    Logan and I drove over to the dental office after school today.  He was fine about the visit, but he did add that he hoped he would not receive a shot there (based on his memory of the flu shot at the hospital yesterday).  As soon as we walked in, Logan was nicely surprised to see the iPad there for playing, and got some minutes of playtime while we waited.  When it was Logan’s turn to get his teeth cleaned, he followed in and sat down to watch TV on the ceiling.  But when the hygienist wanted to start cleaning his teeth, Logan covered his mouth with his hand.  Fortunately with the good hygienist, she talked to Logan and showed him all the tools.  He quickly agreed and let her and later the dentist to do their job.  Logan also did not have any cavities.  Dentist suggested that one of his teeth might be slightly wiggly, and would be the next to fall out.  He also informed that Logan would have some molars coming out soon, and advised us the importance of brushing all the way inside.  Logan also had a chance to look through the box and decided on a toy jet for his reward.  He was excited with this toy as he is hoping to use it along with an “Air Force” card on me in the Memoir 44 game next time.