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A friend was talking about the dentist her granddaughters went to. They love going to the dentist at ages 3 and 4 (but then, they've never had cavities). They get a goody bag when they leave, and that seems vaguely familiar from my own childhood (we actually only got to pick one item from a basket, but it's still similar). But also, while they are getting their teeth cleaned, they paint the girls nails and stuff. Makes me feel like I missed out. I got the cavities, instead.

going to the dentist was never that cool when I was a kid!

I think that depends on the dentist. Of course it's helpful to have no cavities.

When I went there for the first time, the dentist examined my doll first. I think that's a good thing.

We do something similiar.. each summer we have a hospital for ill teddy bears and dolls and whatever. It's a lot of fun and I hope it helps to take away a bit of fear.

I think dentists have improved all round since I was a kid. They definitely seem to have an emphasis these days on making the patient feel at ease as much as possible and reducing any pain, discomfort, etc, as much as they can.

A far cry from the dentist I went to age 10 who stood in front of me with a large needle and said, "This is going to hurt like hell and it's your own fault for not brushing hard enough." It did, too.

Somehow, that induced a fear of dentists in me that lasted until just recently. Go figure.

LabRat

That sounds nice.