A crying child with pain enters your clinic. What to do next?
In pediatric dentistry, the main focus is on children.
There is 40% dentistry and 60% behavior management in kids. This aspect is more attractive for me, as it is all about the child, and eventually, it becomes a favorite and interesting topic for me.
It all starts when a child enters the clinic. How you interact with them is the first step. How do you convert their fear of doctors into a friendly meeting. Fear of injections and new equipment disappears when patients are treated well, and their mindsets are changed so that their past experiences are eliminated.
If a child feels safe in your environment, half of the treatment is successful for sure.
You need to work with more patience and calm when interacting with them. You just have to become a child. They just want a friendly environment where they can feel like home. You have to talk, play, and draw with them.
Sometimes this kind of playful act is beneficial for you also to make your mood light and feel refreshed from a hectic day.
A child comes with fear and a crying face, and when they leave, there is a happy child with a smiley face and a cute goodbye, which is enough to make you feel that yes, that’s what you want at the end of the day.
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