Kids Dentist

00:00:07.560 --> 00:00:10.760 With pediatrics, we're treating a very special patient. 00:00:10.920 --> 00:00:14.320 We have to be very kind and gentle with them. 00:00:14.520 --> 00:00:15.680 Everything's new for them. 00:00:15.960 --> 00:00:21.175 They haven't experienced this before, we have to help them get comfortable in 00:00:21.200 --> 00:00:22.840 the dental office and the dental chair. 00:00:23.280 --> 00:00:25.680 At Harrison Dental, we have an excellent team of dentists. 00:00:26.600 --> 00:00:28.960 Some are very focused on pediatric dental care. 00:00:29.760 --> 00:00:32.520 At Harrison Dental Group, we often don't see kids until they're 00:00:32.545 --> 00:00:34.000 around 2 or 3 years old. 00:00:34.480 --> 00:00:38.320 However, many pediatricians recommend seeing a dentist sooner than that, 00:00:38.800 --> 00:00:42.360 often as soon as the first teeth come in the mouth, which is at 6 months of age. 00:00:42.760 --> 00:00:48.135 Often those very first visits are more about education for the mothers and for 00:00:48.160 --> 00:00:51.895 the parents and helping them figure out the best way to care for 00:00:51.920 --> 00:00:52.920 their children's teeth. 00:00:53.240 --> 00:00:56.880 As kids get older, typically they can start to have teeth cleanings around 00:00:56.960 --> 00:00:58.760 age 2 and a half, 3 years old. 00:00:59.200 --> 00:01:02.735 At a child's first dental visit, we'll typically show them all of the dental 00:01:02.760 --> 00:01:06.320 instruments, get them comfortable in the dental chair, and really just try to have 00:01:06.345 --> 00:01:08.520 it be a positive experience for the child.