Campbell had her very first dental appointment with Dr. Amy Flowers at Charles Henderson Child Health Center today. Luckily, Dr. Flowers goes to our church and teaches Mission Friends so she wasn’t a stranger to Campbell. The night before our appointment, Matt & I played dentist with Campbell so she would know what to expect. Matt mentioned something about a mirror in her mouth and that terrified her! When I picked her up from school, all the way to the office she kept saying “I don’t want that mirror in my mouth, Mom. Please tell them no mirror in my mouth, Mom.” She was a little impatient in the waiting room and wanted to sit by herself and read a magazine but didn’t sit very still for very long. When they called us back, the nurse asked basic history questions and Campbell kept hopping around the room saying “no mirror in my mouth, I don’t want that mirror in my mouth.” The nurse told her it was a dollhouse mirror and suddenly that made it seem okay.
Dr. Flowers was WONDERFUL with Campbell! She sang the whole time and explained everything. She let Campbell touch and smell her “special hands” which were her gloves that smelled like toothpaste!
When she laid her down she looked in her mouth very quickly, assessing her mouth while the nurses jotted down notes but somehow still singing, counting teeth and telling Campbell that God gave her a beautiful smile and strong teeth. The dentist didn’t clean her teeth or really do anything much more than just take a good look. She did tell me that Campbell has small teeth & doesn’t have a lot of space which probably means plaque problems and braces down the road-we’ll have to start saving our money now!
When Campbell left, she got stickers for being so good. On the way out she said “Mom, that was fun. Let’s do that again!” I’m so glad Dr. Flowers was so patient and loving and fun and made it a great experience for Campbell. Let’s hope she always feels that way about going to the dentist!
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