[He ended up extracting a wrong and perfectly good tooth! You may wish to read that earlier post by clicking here

 We have started to appreciate how important it is to find the right dentist for a child- one who has the patience and right attitude with children, adopt consultative approach with parents and is approachable.

Since that incident, we are glad that we have finally found one that both our boys feel extremely comfortable with *smile*.

So, I thought it is a good new start since the children's impression on visits to dentist is formed since young.

"Comfortable" is key if we do not want our children to bring their phobia of dentist consultation till Adulthood especially when the regular dentist check-up is always necessary.

This is what I mean by having the comfort and feelings of the children at heart - teddy bear and sunglasses (courtesy of the dental clinic)

For our friends, who are still concerned about Darren after that scary incident in March, I am glad to share that he is now volunteering to visit his new regular dentist for cleaning of his teeth.

[Though his school has dental service, I prefer that he feels comfortable first].

However, his phobia of tooth extraction is still there and I believe it will take a long while for him to erase that memory of fear and pain.

Afterall, that last experience has been an extremely painful, traumatic and undeserving one. Definitely, not an acceptable and normal act by a dentist *sigh*.

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