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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They're going to have to kick out us out, because the wait lists where we live are 2+ YEARS.[/quote]

Why? I truly don’t get it.  What is so special about a pediatric dentist? Unless your child needs some place that makes specific accommodations for special needs children- I just don’t understand the demand.  Almost all general dentists see kids of any age.  [/quote]

I had bad teeth as a kid. It was not due to a lack of dental hygiene or a bad diet. I just was unlucky. As a result, I had many dental visits that left me with severe dental anxiety. I didn’t want my kids to fear or dread the dentist so we started with the pediatric dentist. My kids did briefly switch to a “family” dentist and they didn’t like it so we switched back. I would see the pediatric dentist at 54 if I could. [/quote]

But you still would have had just as many dental visits whether you were seeing a pediatric dentist or not. What isn’t to like at a family dentist? No dino chair?[/quote]

It doesn’t sound to me like PP herself went to the pediatric dentist.  But you assumed that so you could get in a nasty dig at her.[/quote]

No, I didn’t assume that- my point was if she had bad teeth due to genetics she would have had to see the “pediatric” dentist just a frequently. The pediatric dentist and a regular dentist do the exact same things.  The only difference is one might be more liberal in sedation offered.  [/quote]
I think the biggest difference is pediatric dentists decided to cater specifically to children. A family dentist might be great with kids or they might merely tolerate kids, without having a lot of patience with them or knowing how to talk to them. A pediatric dentist has way more experience with children.[/quote]

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