Dentist

kristen230

Just curious to see at what age you are going to start or started taking your child to the dentist....

momofolivia

i have not taken her yet, but I need to make an appointment.  DD doesn't really have teeth at 15 months, so the pedi said I need to take her.

jessicada76

We just took Paige last Friday so 18 months. Unless you are concerned I would say you don't need to worry about it till age 3.  Just make sure you are brushing and if you give sugars make sure you brush right after.  :-)

April37

We'll take her for the first time when she's 3.

FaeryStarGazer

They'll go when they are three.

Halo79RN

dd started going at 2 1/2 (she fell and chipped a tooth... our old family dentist said three, this dentist said 2).  ds will start going next fall after his 2nd bday.

lmonty

We'll go at three also. We just started using "big kid" toothpaste with fluoride and DS has been so good about spitting and rinsing. For some reason that really seemed like a huge step, he's growing so fast

kristen230

Thanks ladies!

My mother in law was telling me how crazy I was that my son hasn't been yet. I am going to take him this summer and he will be 2 years and 8 months. He doesn't have a lot of sugar and we brush his teeth very regularly, so I was thinking he would be ok until then...?

goldenprincess

We just took DS for the first time last weekend.  He is 3 yrs old.

I'm a dental assistat and from what I've seen, most Dr's won't do much until a child is 3 yrs old.  Before 3 yrs old they are not really cooperative and would have to be seen by a pediodontist(specialist)

jlw2505

My DD went for the 1st time at 2 1/2 and will go every 6 months now.  I'll do the same timeline with my younger DD.  They did as much of a whole cleaning at that appointment as my DD would allow.  They did suggest we get her an electirc toothbrush so she is more used to the feel of the dentist brush and she loves it.