How can I prepare my child mentally before a dental appointment?

  As we all know, taking children to the hospital to see the dentist is really a brainstorming thing, parents are most worried about the child’s crying to make the examination and treatment can not proceed, in fact, as a pediatric dentist to control the emotions of the child is also a prerequisite for the completion of oral treatment and health care.  The relationship between the dentist and the adult patient is a one-to-one relationship, while for the child patient is a one-to-two relationship, and the doctor-child-parent relationship, the parent’s behavior and emotions are crucial to the child’s successful dental treatment. What parents need to know is that studies have shown that less than 20% of children actually have anxiety and other fearful behaviors about going to the hospital for a dental appointment, and among the factors that influence these anxious behaviors, parental and family attitudes, the child’s previous negative experiences, and preparation at home before the appointment are the most important.  First of all, parents should learn more about children’s dental protection and pay more attention to their children’s oral health, but this does not mean that they should scare their children “if they do not brush their teeth properly”, “if they eat sugar again”, “they will have to If the child does not brush his teeth properly”, “if he eats candy again”, “he will have to have his teeth drilled and pulled” and so on, so that the child himself will be averse to the treatment from the mind. You should start with yourself and gradually cultivate your child’s interest in tooth care. Usually, you can play the role of an oral surgeon and “show the child’s teeth” with similar toys, while using encouraging statements such as “My teeth are so beautiful after polishing!  In addition, while waiting in the hospital, the child should be allowed to relax, read a book, watch TV, play games and so on. First of all, parents should relax, try to be patient, do not rush, do not complain, and follow the orderly arrangement of the triage nurse. Parents of school-age children should try to wait outside the consultation room after communicating with the doctor and give their children the opportunity to communicate with the doctor by themselves. This will help maintain the consultation environment on the one hand and eliminate the child’s anxiety on the other hand, so that the treatment can proceed smoothly.  In short, parents should ideologically and behaviorally tell their children that dentistry consultation is a common process like other things, and believe that the doctor will use professional knowledge to make the child’s treatment go smoothly. One of the goals of dental treatment for children is to create a long-term interest in maintaining oral health conditions that will last into adulthood, knowing that many adults would rather endure the disease than go into the hospital because of the painful experience of childhood treatment. Regardless of the aspect, don’t just emphasize that you are too busy at work, don’t have time and other reasons to ask too much from your child or even from the doctor, give your child more time and accompany your child to familiarize with pediatric dentistry, so that your child’s oral treatment experience will not be troublesome, which will have a positive effect on your child’s future oral health care.  How to make children not nervous when taking them to the dentist for the first time?  Many children are afraid of going to the dentist, which is related to the bad impression they have when they first visit the dentist. Therefore, parents should find ways to make their children’s first dental visit a pleasant experience: 1. First of all, do not wait until your child has a severe toothache before going to the dentist, but go to the hospital for examination and treatment when your child does not have dental disease or the early stage of dental disease.  2, usually do not use “you do not listen to the words “pull teeth”, “drill teeth” and other words to scare children, otherwise children will never be willing to go to the dental.  3, parents should take a positive, realistic attitude to talk to their children about dental care.  4, do not lure the child with material, but to encourage, praise.  5, to have a beginning and an end, some crying children, parents accommodate the child, there is no end. This will not cure the tooth, and is not good for the child’s mental health.  6, do not use “cure tooth does not hurt” such dishonest words to deceive the child.  7, the first dental treatment, such as conditions allow, can be a simpler treatment disposal, in order to avoid giving children a sense of psychological fear.  In addition, children tend to be in a better mood and more cooperative in the morning, so it will be better to take your child to the dentist in the morning. Of course the image of the dentist is important during the first dental visit. If the doctor is patient and kind, has good skills and tries not to cause pain to the child, the child will be willing to continue to visit the dentist in the future.