Pediatric doctors who are not available when children are available.

[Anonymous]

I feel a bit bad for my son's PE teacher, because I try to schedule my kid's appointments during PE class if all else fails. Same with band class. Sorry band teacher.

It can be frustrating that child-centric doctors do not have enough after school appointments, while the kids have to catch up any tests/work etc that they miss, particularly at the high school level.

I wouldn't fret too much about missing an hour or two at the elementary level.

[Anonymous]

Hi OP- my kids see a great dentist who actually comes to our house when it's convenient for us. There are ALOT of us parents who feel the same as you.I love never having to waste a vacation day for their cleanings. Happy to share details if you are still looking!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is this Amy Light? That business about seeing little kids only during morning hours was beyond presumptuous. Hello? I know when my kid will be alert and rested, not you. This was a problem for us was that my kid was in early intervention special education and I refused to cancel that for a dental checkup as they would not see us in the afternoon. The speech thing you can't do much about other than stick with the provider for a long time to eventually get a good time slot. The sudden cancellation for a vacation would have sent me over the rails. I must be like you, OP. Very aware of the schedule, do long range planning so as not to miss school. I think your feelings are probably not something parents with typical kids understand. We also have a lot of other therapy and medical appointments and juggling the calendar is something I spend a lot of time on.

Yes but providers do not shape their policies based on one child. They base the policy on the behavior of the majority of kids that they see. Many pediatric dentists are like this because most kids behave better at morning appointments. I am a dentist (not a pediatric dentist), but I do see kids. I agree with this policy.

So when do pediatric dentists have hours? 6AM - noon?

The morning hours are for restorative dentistry - fillings , kid crowns, etc, when good behavior is essential. Afternoons are usually for cleanings and exams. Much less invasive, don't require anesthetic, and quick.

[Anonymous]

Hi OP - I agree with some others that your anger is a little misplaced but I do agree this is super frustrating. I have the same issue and it particularly drives me crazy when I make a morning appointment hoping to get my kid to school after and then we're kept waiting for a long time. It happens, everyone is human and this is life, but it is frustrating. Also echoing some others that there are providers out there with friendlier hours - one late evening a week, early mornings, Saturdays, etc. so hope you can find at least some of those. The not being able to make back to back appointments would particularly drive me mad - we haven't run across that yet fortunately.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this Amy Light? That business about seeing little kids only during morning hours was beyond presumptuous. Hello? I know when my kid will be alert and rested, not you. This was a problem for us was that my kid was in early intervention special education and I refused to cancel that for a dental checkup as they would not see us in the afternoon. The speech thing you can't do much about other than stick with the provider for a long time to eventually get a good time slot. The sudden cancellation for a vacation would have sent me over the rails. I must be like you, OP. Very aware of the schedule, do long range planning so as not to miss school. I think your feelings are probably not something parents with typical kids understand. We also have a lot of other therapy and medical appointments and juggling the calendar is something I spend a lot of time on.

Yes but providers do not shape their policies based on one child. They base the policy on the behavior of the majority of kids that they see. Many pediatric dentists are like this because most kids behave better at morning appointments. I am a dentist (not a pediatric dentist), but I do see kids. I agree with this policy.

So when do pediatric dentists have hours? 6AM - noon?

The morning hours are for restorative dentistry - fillings , kid crowns, etc, when good behavior is essential. Afternoons are usually for cleanings and exams. Much less invasive, don't require anesthetic, and quick.

You've got it wrong. At the ped dentist we see she will not see any child under 4 after 12pm. Period. No matter what service. It has nothing to do with cleaning, filling, whatever. It's a blanket policy for very young children. If they didn't have such a great waiting room I'd be gone.

[Anonymous]

Not to be cold but you knew the kids needs when you adopted. This was part of adoption planning. Sounds like a lot more is going on. Maybe you should hire some help or cut back your hours at work. I adopted a SN kid who for years was in daily, sometimes twice daily apts. you make it work.

[Anonymous]

Op, I agree with you 100%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi OP- my kids see a great dentist who actually comes to our house when it's convenient for us. There are ALOT of us parents who feel the same as you.I love never having to waste a vacation day for their cleanings. Happy to share details if you are still looking!

I'd love to hear more about this dentist who comes to the house!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this Amy Light? That business about seeing little kids only during morning hours was beyond presumptuous. Hello? I know when my kid will be alert and rested, not you. This was a problem for us was that my kid was in early intervention special education and I refused to cancel that for a dental checkup as they would not see us in the afternoon. The speech thing you can't do much about other than stick with the provider for a long time to eventually get a good time slot. The sudden cancellation for a vacation would have sent me over the rails. I must be like you, OP. Very aware of the schedule, do long range planning so as not to miss school. I think your feelings are probably not something parents with typical kids understand. We also have a lot of other therapy and medical appointments and juggling the calendar is something I spend a lot of time on.

Yes but providers do not shape their policies based on one child. They base the policy on the behavior of the majority of kids that they see. Many pediatric dentists are like this because most kids behave better at morning appointments. I am a dentist (not a pediatric dentist), but I do see kids. I agree with this policy.

So when do pediatric dentists have hours? 6AM - noon?

The morning hours are for restorative dentistry - fillings , kid crowns, etc, when good behavior is essential. Afternoons are usually for cleanings and exams. Much less invasive, don't require anesthetic, and quick.

You've got it wrong. At the ped dentist we see she will not see any child under 4 after 12pm. Period. No matter what service. It has nothing to do with cleaning, filling, whatever. It's a blanket policy for very young children. If they didn't have such a great waiting room I'd be gone.

Then that is your particular dentists policy. I am a dentist (with pediatric dentist friends) and they definitely do not all operate this way.

[Anonymous]

I agree with you OP.

Working non-ideal hrs is part of the trade-off of making more money. The majority of physicians have to work odd hrs or be on call on a regular basis. Primary care physicians should do the same.

Why should a dr see 15 patients at night and sacrifice a few hrs with their family? Look at those #s, 15 families vs 1, what makes you so special? Also, see above. Nurses that are unable to find part-time work is a major concern within the industry - I don't think that is the problem.

As we move away from episodic care to preventive, the non-specialty physicians will have to adjust their schedules- or they won't get paid.

[Anonymous]

Why did you wait so long to address your child's speech problem?! Both my kids did intensive speech therapy as preschoolers so they wouldn't miss school when in elementary school.

[Anonymous]

Maybe you need to be sure your providers have hours thAt work for you. Besides the speech issue we go to a dentist that has Saturday hours and our pediatrician is open until 7 during the week and has weekend hours. If your health providers don't have hours that you find acceptable it's to switch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with you OP.

Working non-ideal hrs is part of the trade-off of making more money. The majority of physicians have to work odd hrs or be on call on a regular basis. Primary care physicians should do the same.

Why should a dr see 15 patients at night and sacrifice a few hrs with their family? Look at those #s, 15 families vs 1, what makes you so special? Also, see above. Nurses that are unable to find part-time work is a major concern within the industry - I don't think that is the problem.

As we move away from episodic care to preventive, the non-specialty physicians will have to adjust their schedules- or they won't get paid.

Primary care physicians and pediatricians are on call.
For sick patients.
We take calls all night and are called by our triage nurses consistently when we are on.
We are not set up to take emergencies in the middle of the night, that is what an ER is for.
OP is talking about better times for well visits and regularly scheduled visits.

[Anonymous]

I hear you, OP. My high school student has chronic problems, multiple specialists she sees on a regular basis, and, when things are bad, sometimes 3-4 rehab appointments each week. Fortunately, her school is working with us, and I've just had to limit myself to a part-time job with generally flexible hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why did you wait so long to address your child's speech problem?! Both my kids did intensive speech therapy as preschoolers so they wouldn't miss school when in elementary school.

Not OP do I agree with her, but many of us did intensive speech therapy since 2-3 and kids still need support in elementary school. Not all of us have as perfect kids as yours who get over their delays quickly. OP is far more complex than your child's needs.