I’ll be the first to admit that I actually like going to the dentist that you will find out why when you navigate to these guys to find the reason behind it. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that I have never had a root canal, braces, or the need for any painful dental work. I haven’t had so much as a cavity. So for me, the dentist is just a nice little pat on the back. My husband however, has had the opposite dental experience. His family never really took care of their teeth and as a result we have spent several years and countless dollars trying to fix Sim’s teeth. Therefore he has a great fear of the dentist. To him the dentist equals pain, drilling, and anxiety. He and I have decided we would really like Ana to follow in my dental footsteps and make going to the dentist a positive experience.

On Monday, June 15th, Simeon had a dentist appointment to fix a root canal that had been bothering him and kept him in bed for several days (turns out they only fixed two of the four roots at our old dentist office–where we will NOT be going back). Knowing he was in a lot of pain, and scared of what they were going to do to him, Ana and I went with him to his appointment. I wasn’t sure if he would even be able to drive himself (there or home!). We took him to the dentist where my sister, Jeni, works and where we plan to take Ana. Knowing this, they informed me that they had an opening in the schedule and they could actually see Ana while we waited for Sim to finish his appointment.

Ana was a little nervous, but I think she was more excited than anything. We had been talking about taking her to the dentist for quite awhile, so she already had an idea of what to expect. But no one was more surprised than me when Ana just climbed right up in the chair and became the model patient.

Ana listened as the dental hygienist explained what she was going to do.

They even had pink “bibs” much to Ana’s delight!

Ana looking at her teeth in the different mirrors.

She got to wear special heart shaped glasses to protect her eyes from the lights.

They counted Ana’s teeth. (She has 20.)

Then the dentist examined all her teeth.

Ana got her teeth cleaned with special strawberry toothpaste.

We practically had to bribe Ana to pick a prize for being such a good patient, she thought the Cinderella toothbrush and her very own toothpaste were prize enough!