Different Dentist?

Question

I am a FTM and have no one to ask. But here's what happened. I made an appt for my 11 month old daughter who has 7 teeth. We arrived at the dentist and waited 30 minutes before one of the assistants told us the dentist had an emergency and would be a while. Long story short, my lo was getting restless and I asked the receptionist if I could reschedule. She had the nerve to say, "technically you don't have to bring her in until she's 3/4 years old. Because right now she's too young and she has no teeth." I told my daughter to smile and asked, What are those? She has 7." She was like omg she has a lot of teeth!!! I was like yeah that's why I'm here. She was like well she is still too tiny. There's nothing we can do but look in her mouth. and she's too young for the X-rays which tell us a lot. There's nothing we can really do so just bring her back when she's older.

I've had a lot of friends take their lo to the dentist at 6 months. Should I look for another dentist or wait until she's 3/4? What is the recommended age for a child dentist appt?

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Find a new dentist! Her first appointment is mainly educational for you. A good dentist will set you up with a knee to knee exam (your lo lays down in both of your laps and you hold her hands while the dentist takes a peek in her mouth) the dentist will talk to you about good habits that need to be formed now (brushing her teeth before bed, not sleeping with bottles of milk or juice, how to brush your lo's teeth) and also make sure her dental anatomy is correct/ on track. My husband is a dentist, and our son had his first appointment at 7 months at his office. 
I would call around and see if there is a good pediatric dentist (your pediatrician might know of one) these dentist specialize and only see children, so their office is more adapted for kids. Sorry that the dental staff made your experience an unpleasant one!
Waiting until a child is 3/4 isn't ideal. There could be a lot of untreated issues that need major restorations because they weren't caught in time or addressed sooner. That is how you see little kids with multiple crowns at a young age- lack of oral hygiene and the parent wasn't aware. A lot of people think that since they are baby teeth, the teeth don't matter since they fall out. That isn't a good mindset.

Hope this helps!

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It's recommended they go by their first birthday. Then every 6 months. Start them early so they won't have a fear of the dentist. If you want until they are 3 they are gonna freak it. Idk why she told you that. I'd see someone else

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I work at a dental office and if parents ask when they should bring their child in we generally say around age 3... HOWEVER if parents would like to bring them sooner we would never make them feel silly for bringing them in. We have as good of a look as we can and see if the parents have any questions or concerns. The more times they are there, the more comfortable they will be in the chair. No harm in having them in every 6 months or yearly. Also annoying how they treated your appointment time. We try to be as quick as possible when it comes to young children!

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Find a new dentist! My daughters dentist starts seeing patients at 1 years old.

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I'm an RDA and I work for a children's dental. At my job we do see LO as young as 8-10 months old but I've personally never seen ones around 6 mos yet. Sometimes we do a little cleaning, floride and exam or simply an exam--it's whatever the parents feel is best and want. We discuss growth and development, diet/health and preventatives. It's a very quick appt and we see them in about 6 months! :).

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You.can find a new Dds that's a reg dentist or find a ped dentist for juat the babe. It's 1 year is good for them to start going to get used to it so she sounds like a bitch and I wouldn't want to go back bc of that

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Is this a pediatric specialized dentist? Most recommend first visit by their first birthday. Perhaps look for a different dentist.

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