Preparing your child for Sleep Dentistry appointments
Parents play an important role in developing their children's attitudes towards dental care. Children are often surprisingly astute observers, and will pick up the many clues—often non-verbal and unintentional—that parents can project relating to their own anxieties and attitudes. One of the great gifts you can give your child is a positive attitude towards excellent health-care.
Be very careful with your verbal and non-verbal communications about their visits. For example, telling your child, "If you behave yourself at the dentist I will buy you a treat later" tells your child to anticipate something unpleasant.
Instead, emphasize the positive aspects of their visit and treatment, tell them what the rules are and then reward them for good behavior. Be easygoing when you talk with your child about their appointment with us and help your child view this appointment primarily as an opportunity to meet new people who are interested in them and want to help them stay happy, healthy and strong.
Siblings and your child's friends tend to accentuate the more negative aspects of dental and medical care. Help your child understand that others' situations may have been special and their experiences will be different with us.
Prior negative experiences with other medical professionals are known to adversely affect your child's future behaviour. Children become apprehensive and develop anxiety quite easily and use these feelings to develop behaviour towards other of life's events. Help your child understand that this visit will be different if they have had a previous negative experience.
• Prior to your appointment, please watch your child closely to ensure that nothing has accidentally been eaten or drank. Children can mistakenly and accidentally ‘sip’ some liquid without a parent or guardian knowing. Consumption of any food or liquid before a general anaesthetic could cause severe complications for your child and may also be fatal.
• Candy, gum and vitamins count as food. Please try and remove all temptations. Sometimes parents or guardians show up early for their appointment so as to remove their child from familiar temptations.
• Do not go into great depth with your child about their dental treatment and upcoming appointments.
• Do not mention ‘needles’ or ‘medicine’ to your child. Our staff will explain everything to your child in a comfortable way.
• Please ensure your child is wearing loose comfortable clothing.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding any procedure, please do not hesitate in calling our office at 613-962-7773 so we can clarify any concerns you may have prior to your appointment.
A CUSTODIAL PARENT OR COURT APPOINTED LEGAL GUARDIAN MUST ACCOMPANY PATIENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 OR DEPENDENT ADULTS FOR THE FULL DURATION OF THE SEDATION APPOINTMENT.
Parents play an important role in developing their children's attitudes towards dental care. Children are often surprisingly astute observers, and will pick up the many clues—often non-verbal and unintentional—that parents can project relating to their own anxieties and attitudes. One of the great gifts you can give your child is a positive attitude towards excellent health-care.
Be very careful with your verbal and non-verbal communications about their visits. For example, telling your child, "If you behave yourself at the dentist I will buy you a treat later" tells your child to anticipate something unpleasant.
Instead, emphasize the positive aspects of their visit and treatment, tell them what the rules are and then reward them for good behavior. Be easygoing when you talk with your child about their appointment with us and help your child view this appointment primarily as an opportunity to meet new people who are interested in them and want to help them stay happy, healthy and strong.
Siblings and your child's friends tend to accentuate the more negative aspects of dental and medical care. Help your child understand that others' situations may have been special and their experiences will be different with us.
Prior negative experiences with other medical professionals are known to adversely affect your child's future behaviour. Children become apprehensive and develop anxiety quite easily and use these feelings to develop behaviour towards other of life's events. Help your child understand that this visit will be different if they have had a previous negative experience.
• Prior to your appointment, please watch your child closely to ensure that nothing has accidentally been eaten or drank. Children can mistakenly and accidentally ‘sip’ some liquid without a parent or guardian knowing. Consumption of any food or liquid before a general anaesthetic could cause severe complications for your child and may also be fatal.
• Candy, gum and vitamins count as food. Please try and remove all temptations. Sometimes parents or guardians show up early for their appointment so as to remove their child from familiar temptations.
• Do not go into great depth with your child about their dental treatment and upcoming appointments.
• Do not mention ‘needles’ or ‘medicine’ to your child. Our staff will explain everything to your child in a comfortable way.
• Please ensure your child is wearing loose comfortable clothing.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding any procedure, please do not hesitate in calling our office at 613-962-7773 so we can clarify any concerns you may have prior to your appointment.
A CUSTODIAL PARENT OR COURT APPOINTED LEGAL GUARDIAN MUST ACCOMPANY PATIENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 OR DEPENDENT ADULTS FOR THE FULL DURATION OF THE SEDATION APPOINTMENT.