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Children’s dentistry plays a really essential part in our practice, we feel it\u2019s so important that we\u2019re helping parents and educating children on how best to care for their teeth from as young an age as possible. We understand it\u2019s not always the easiest task to build a confident, happy relationship with the dentist, when the narrative being fed is that dental practices are not always the most comfortable places to be. In order to combat this stigma we\u2019ve put together a little guide on all the ways you can encourage a happy relationship with the dentist.<\/p>\n
Why is our dentist in Acton<\/a> sometimes seen in a negative light?<\/strong><\/p>\n The word ‘dentist’ has negative connotations for a few reasons; it’s mostly linked to the media and the stories we’ve heard from previous generations. Our ancestors didn\u2019t have the best time at the dentist, for lots of them pain relief wasn\u2019t a thing and anaesthetic certainly wasn\u2019t. There weren\u2019t dentures or implants and so when you lost teeth you lost them and that can be seriously mentally traumatic. And it\u2019s this trauma that as a society we\u2019ve left to go unhealed. Dentistry is in a constant evolution and we\u2019re now in a place where there really should be minimal discomfort when we\u2019re having our teeth inspected and addressed, in fact there are even machines now that are able to inject anaesthetic without causing any pain.<\/p>\n What can be done?<\/strong><\/p>\n When dismantling any stigma it\u2019s important to check in with yourself and acknowledge your own thoughts and feelings on the topic. If you\u2019re someone who has had or still has negative feelings toward the dentist then consciously or not you could be passing this on to your children. Addressing how you feel is the first step in creating a better relationship with our dentist for your children.<\/p>\n The language we use<\/strong><\/p>\n Being conscious of the words you\u2019re using when discussing our dentist in Acton<\/strong> with your children is really important. You should be using positive reinforcement rather than bribery or pacifying.<\/p>\n What do we mean by this?<\/strong><\/p>\n Using phrases like, \u2018I\u2019ll get you a treat when we\u2019re done\u2019 or \u2018it will be over really soon\u2019 is sending a message to your child that they are going through something difficult or that they\u2019re suffering in some way – which they aren\u2019t. Turning it around to things like \u2018how lucky we get to look after our teeth’ or \u2018I\u2019m so excited to get my teeth looked at, aren\u2019t you\u2019 will slowly but surely introduce them to the idea that the dentist is actually a really important part of taking care of themselves.<\/p>\n Making healthy people<\/strong><\/p>\n Fundamentally we all just want what\u2019s best for our children and through addressing your own feelings and adapting to their needs will in the long term create healthier people who put their wellbeing first. Of course we\u2019re lucky that now we do have pain relief and dental implants, but wouldn\u2019t it just be so much better if we didn\u2019t need to use them because we raised a generation of dentist positive children? Our dentist in Acton<\/strong> at Wisdom Dental<\/strong> certainly thinks so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Children’s dentistry plays a really essential part in our practice, we feel it\u2019s so important that we\u2019re helping parents and educating children on how best to care for their teeth from as young an age as possible. We understand it\u2019s not always the easiest task to build a confident, happy relationship with the dentist, when … Continue reading Your dentist assisting you to help your children<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dentist"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdomdental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdomdental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdomdental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdomdental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdomdental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdomdental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdomdental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions\/44"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdomdental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdomdental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdomdental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisdomdental.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}