First Trip to the Dentist

A couple of weeks ago Grace had her first trip to the dentist. We weren't sure how she would do so I borrowed all the dentist books I could find from our friends. One of the books was about Dora going to the dentist and we read it every night the week before we went. A couple of days before the appointment, she walked up to me with a mirror and her play eye shadow brush and told me to open my mouth. She proceeded to "play dentist," tapping on my teeth with the eye shadow brush, "just like Dora's dentist."

When we got to our appointment, Grace had a good time playing with the toys and watching cartoons.

When her name was called, Jack and I took her back. She had a choice to lay down on the chair and watch the cartoons on the tv on the ceiling or sit up. She decided to sit up like Dora did. We told the dentist about Grace reading the Dora book and he proceeded to sing her the theme song from the show- it was an instant hit. She allowed him to look in her mouth and do everything he needed to do. She had no problems with her teeth and got an "Excellent" for behavior on her chart!

After the appointment, things got even better- they had a "craft" for her to do! She got to paint her hand and put her print on a ceiling tile. Now when we go back we can look for her print.

In addition to the typical free toothbrush and toothpaste, the dentist gave her a gold coin to get a prize after the appointment. Grace had a blast choosing between the 10 options and settled on a set of small monkeys.

The appointment was a success!