Healthy Teeth
Hygiene Visit (age 4 and up)
Your child’s first hygiene visit to Dr Schroeder has two goals. First, to gently introduce your child to the dental experience and second, to begin in office preventive procedures. Our staff has “too many to count” years of combined experience in treating children and will make your child’s initial visit comfortable, easy and even fun.
We use a "show and tell" technique to help your child understand what is happening. The children can see, touch and play with everything they will be shown. Age appropriate words are used. For example, a saliva ejector is called "Mr. Thirsty" because it drinks water from your mouth; an x ray machine is a “camera” because it takes pictures of your teeth. A dental instrument is touched on a fingernail before it is touched on a tooth. Each new step is gently introduced and positively reinforced by our staff.
At the end of the visit, we will thoroughly discuss all findings, develop necessary treatment plans and answer any additional questions that you may have. It is our goal by working together that we may provide your child and your family with an optimal dental experience!