Dental Appointment Guide

To Help Create Healthy Smiles

Dental Appointment Schedule

• Arriving to dental office

• Playing games in waiting room • Walking back to pick out toothbrush

• Entering dental room

• Asking questions about oral hygiene & eating habits

• Brushing & flossing teeth

• Checking with mirror and tooth counter

• Taking dental x-rays if needed • Dentist arrives to count teeth

• Dentist applies fluoride treatment

• Walking up to hang name on tree and pick out prize

Walking into waiting Room & Check-in Area

When arriving to our office you will be greeted by Erin, Becky and Angie. You will be asked to fill out patient paperwork. Your child is welcome to read a book and play with the games while waiting to be called back.

Toothbrush station

Let’s pick a toothbrush!

Toothbrushes come in different shapes, sizes and colors.

We will be sure to help you pick the right size for your child’s mouth and dental appointment.

Entering Dental Room

Your child will either go into our open bay, movie room or mommy & me room depending on age and comfort level

Asking Questions About Oral Hygiene & Eating Habits

When arriving into the dental room the assistant will ask a series of questions regarding how many times your child brushes & flosses and what snacks they eat throughout the day.

Brushing & Flossing Teeth

After questions are answered, the dental assistant will start brushing your teeth with their spinning toothbrush. You will be able to choose from bubble gum, berry or mint for your toothpaste. You will also get to use our silly straw “Mr. Thirsty” and our “water squirter” to help get out all the toothpaste.

Checking with mirror and tooth counter

After brushing the assistant &

doctor will count and

examine your teeth with their

mirror and tooth counter.

Taking dental x-rays if needed

Sometimes the doctor will need x-rays of your teeth to make sure they are healthy and strong. We like to refer to these x-rays as tooth pictures!

Dentist arrives to count teeth

The dentist likes to make sure your teeth are nice and clean after brushing. She will also count and see how many teeth you have.

• Once all of your baby teeth have come in you will have a total of 20 baby teeth.

• By the time you are 18 years old, you will have 32 adult teeth.

• Eventually, you will lose your baby teeth. They will be replaced by your adult teeth.

• Your adult teeth will be permanent. You will not get another set. So, you must take very good care of your teeth!

Dentist applies fluoride treatment

Dr. Hardin and Dr. Katie recommend painting on a fluoride treatment every 6 months. We call this our tooth vitamins. They help keep your teeth nice and strong. We offer four yummy flavors to choose from: Bubble Gum, Orange Cream, Caramel or Mint.

Walking up to hang name on tree and pick out prize

Lastly, at the end of your appointment if you don’t have a cavity you get to hang your name up on our no cavity tree and pick out a prize!