Least amount of intervention as possible...

[Lovenest]

We are headed to I hope our last dentist for awhile for my son on Wed.
He is suppose to be wonderful with children and even a therapy dog on site when we go!

Anways, his 1st dentist said he was going to fill the tooth.. we left as he did too much dental work in one sitting and it was awful.

2nd dentist said "maybe" baby root canal (cant remember the name right now) they could not tell from rays if it needed or not and they would have to cap it if that was done. Or just a big filling or cap if it needed it. We did not decide to go with them as they wont allow me back for the work needed done.:

Ok off to the 3rd one on Wed. After alot of talk with other parents, family and my own dental woes growing up (capped and then pulled) I am wanting to do the least amount of intervention needed and let my son recover from all this.. he is now scared of the dentist and any type of doctor from the 1st dentist.

How do I go about telling the dentist all this and still sounding sane.
I really just want that tooth filled so he can recover from all this and gain trust int he dentist for the future.
Cant they tell from the Xrays if he needs a "root canal" just like an adult tooth?
Any input or advice for this trip? I am so sick of the dentist, my poor son.

[Mommymama]

Hi,

I believe there's a fabulous dental office in Pocatello, ID (I see you're located in the Pacific NW). It's calles KIDD's Dental but I don't have the phone number. I do believe they do ozone treatments (which would be the minimum amount of intervention) instead of the "drill and fill" approach.

[Lovenest]

Originally Posted by Mommymama

Hi,

I believe there's a fabulous dental office in Pocatello, ID (I see you're located in the Pacific NW). It's calles KIDD's Dental but I don't have the phone number. I do believe they do ozone treatments (which would be the minimum amount of intervention) instead of the "drill and fill" approach.

I am near Portland, OR so that would be very far for 1 tooth.
I just wish that ozone was closer or there was a simple solution to this.
My hubby does not have any cavities or fillings and has only been to a dentist like 3 times his whole life, and he does not like that my son goes all the time and has all this work done and then gets more cavities.

[lindberg99]

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I hope the appointment goes well, be sure to let us know.

I don't have any advice other than to write down everything you want to ask. It is so easy to forget once you're in the office.

Good luck.

[Lovenest]

Originally Posted by lindberg99

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I hope the appointment goes well, be sure to let us know.

I don't have any advice other than to write down everything you want to ask. It is so easy to forget once you're in the office.

Good luck.

Thank you. Good idea about writing things down.
Now I need to figure out what to ask.
Any ideas?:

[kaPOW!]

I hope it goes well too!!

As for expressing your concerns, I know that one of the mom's in PDX scheduled a conference call with this dentist... perhaps that would be the best bet. If your son is like mine, it can be very very hard for me to really focus on expressing what I'd like to say while trying to wrangle the little guy.

But, even if you have to do it in the office, surely you'll sound sane. You're simply relaying facts about your son's dental history so that he has the background. It probably wouldn't hurt if you said something to kind of reassure him that you're not weary of ALL dentists (although personally, I"m seriously "anti-dentite" ) because I know that I would be weary of working with someone who assumed the worst out of me from the get go. But, if you're just up front about your history and what you hope to accomplish, and express some hope or excitement about the possibility of your son having a great experience with Dr. Pike, then I think he's going to see a caring, involved, determined mother. Nothing less.

Big hugs!! I hope you are pleasantly surprised and find the support that you need and deserve! I've got an 8 oclock appt for two crowns, so it's like I'll be right there with ya