Field Trip- A Visit to a Child Friendly Dentist

Last weekend I received an sms from the playgroup coordinator saying that we will be visiting a child friendly dentist. I was so excited because we have yet to bring Reese to a dentist for a checkup!! And I didn't want Reese to have a bad experience at the dentist.

I was impressed with what I saw and heard today. This dentist we visited was very child friendly. The moment you enter you will be greeted with a bucket of toys and simple and yet modern interior. In the dental room it's even better, there is a TV mounted on the ceiling with Disney channel on. On the ceiling right above the dental chair, was a collage of pictures and cartoon characters. There are even a few butterflies and dragon flies on the ceiling. Very nice. Next, about Mr. Dentist. He is a very nice soft spoken man who knows how to entertain kids! Got a few good tips on the care of a child's teeth and also the services that he offers. One of them was to let the child come and visit him, be familiar with the surrounding and tools he uses and he won't charge you a dime! Nice huh?

The kids had alot of fun at the dental clinic. They were shown how to brush their teeth, get a chance to sit on the 'rocket chair' going up and down, get to suck water out of a paper cup, getting a feel of the mist and even making a glove balloon!

At the end of the visit, each child was given a present (toothpaste, Oral-B toothbrush, colour pencils and a poster/activity sheet.

Reese enjoyed his visit but was also distracted by the Little Einstein on TV at the dental clinic. :)

Waiting to greet the dentist

Nice collage on the ceiling, there are even butterflies and dragonflies

The children taking turns to brush teeth

Ah, presents for everyone.. Reese is in the middle checking out his present

Reese gets to try the 'rocket chair' but he got distracted by Little Einstein on TV!

After playgroup, Reese kept asking to return to the dental clinic. He now knows what a dentist does! Brush teeth... hahaha...