Dental Visits with Your Child: What to Do

Before the Visit:

• Share with your child the good reasons for going to the dentist.
  
• Talk about your child’s visit in a good way.
• Encourage your child about the visit. Do not dwell on possible pain, hurting, or bleeding that might not even happen.
• Stay in the waiting room if the dentist or the staff ask you to do so.
• Keep brothers, sisters, friends, and others from trying to scare your child about the dentist.
• Clean your child’s teeth before leaving for the visit.
• If you must cancel, please call the office as soon as you can.

At the Office:

• Bring your child’s health plan ID card. 
  
• If you can, bring only the child who has the appointment to the dental office.