Owen's First Trip to the dentist

Owen had his first trip to the dentist on the morning of January 5th. One of Owen's classmate's Mom runs a local pediatric dentist office in Reading, and they came highly recommended, so we went there.

We had been reading a lot of "going to the dentist" books to get him interested in the whole process. Going into it, I think he was a little nervous, but excited too. When he was called, he got to first pick out his flavor of toothpaste and choose a new toothbrush and a kid's flossing tool.

The dentist office is setup for kids and they do a GREAT job at both keeping the kids interested in what's going on, but also providing good distractions... Note the TV above the chair that was playing a children's video.

He looks so little in the big chair...

Dr. Gordos was fantastic with talking to Owen, showing him all the tools and explaining what was going on.

He held my hand and squeezed while he got his teeth cleaned. No cavities!