Dentist?

When did you all begin taking your children to the dentist? Our pediatrician recommended taking our son once he got I think it was 10 or 12 teeth in. He has about that now and he’s 2. I just don’t ever remember going to the dentist until I was about 6/7. I don’t want my son to be scared of the dentist and I know that if I were to take him now he would definitely be scared and i don’t want his first trip to scar him.