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Reducing Anxiety with Visits to Children Dentist Singapore by Eleanor Tan
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Dental clinic visits are among the top list of scary things to do for kids all over the world. In the United States alone, around 40 million kids and adults alike suffer from trauma or fear of dental clinic visits. These early fears of children can progress into severe dental traumas or phobia if not addressed appropriately as immediate as possible. More so, this exaggerated fear of dentists can result to poor oral hygiene, bad breath, or unhealthy teeth and gums. The anxiety level of children when dealing with dental practitioners should be managed at an early stage to avoid interfering with their dental health regimen. Pediatric dentist is the children dentist Singapore who is specially knowledgeable and trained specifically to manage the fear of children with regards to dental visits. Proper strategies in management of children’s dental fear is an important factor for children to overcome their fear which if not properly manage has the possibility to result to more serious conditions such as phobia, and various dental related problems. Here are some tips on coping with kids’ dental anxiety: • Bring your child with you during dental checkup for the child to get used to routine of dental checkups and start them at an early age. This will help the child to be familiarized with dental clinic visits and thus increase the comfort level with the repeat scenarios. • Teach your child to practice good oral hygiene right at home such as regular teeth brushing and flossing which will lessen dental visits and limit these to routine checkups thus making them aware of the importance of good oral hygiene. • Do not tell or share scary dental stories to your child – whether it happened in real life or just purely fiction. Children usually emulate the anxieties and fears of adults; especially of significant people in their lives such as their parents. • Do not use dental visit to threaten the child as a punishment whenever the child does not behave properly. • If you have children that are anxious with dental clinic visits, you can ask recommendations coming from an experienced children dentist Singapore who is specially trained in dealing with kids that have similar dental related phobias. • Be confident and calm when accompanying your child in visiting dental clinic. This will assure your child that everything is under control that will give them the feeling of security. • Do firm coaching of what the child should do during dental visits. Provide activities that will distract him or her when necessary like telling stories or by letting him watch his favorite cartoon show. Praising the child with being obedient and cooperative during dental visits will help boost the overall confidence of the child. • The dentist should only use mild restraint or sedation when absolutely necessary as this can be scary for both the child and parent. Dealing with anxious kids during dental visits can be both agitating and challenging to parents or caregivers. This should be a collaborative effort for both the pediatric dentist and parents. Dental clinic visits should never be a scary and stressful scenario for children. Make use of a proper mindset and reinforcement with your children. Make every dental visit an opportunity to build the self-reliance and confidence of every kid.
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