Did your child recently get their first baby tooth or celebrate their first birthday? If so, you may be surprised to learn that it\u2019s time for their first dental visit!<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the recommendation of the American Association of Pediatric Dentistry, and Dr. Vishal Advani agrees that this is the perfect age to start kids on the path to excellent oral health habits.<\/p>\n
Don’t Worry \u2014 We’ve Got This!<\/p>\n
It\u2019s common for parents in Elk Grove Village, IL to feel apprehensive about pediatric dentistry at this young age but rest assured your little one couldn’t be in better hands. And while baby teeth are super important and require care to keep them healthy, the first dental visit is totally focused on the quality of your child’s experience with us. <\/p>\n
Our dental team genuinely loves working with children and has years of experience ensuring that children leave our dental office with a big, happy smile on their face. <\/p>\n
Our pediatric dentist in Elk Grove Village is very gentle and kind and knows how to adapt to each child\u2019s individual needs and personalities. As a parent, you can help prepare your child by speaking about the upcoming dental visit in positive terms.<\/p>\n
The words you use when talking about their upcoming visit matter. Instead of saying the dentist will do an exam, say they are going to count your teeth. Don\u2019t say, \u201cneedle,\u201d \u201cdrill,\u201d or \u201cpain,\u201d but use phrases like \u201csleepy juice,\u201d \u201ccount your teeth,\u201d or \u201ctickle your teeth.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s easy to see that a child would react more positively and even look forward to the visit as a new adventure.<\/p>\n
If it\u2019s time for your child\u2019s first dental visit and you are looking for pediatric dentistry in Elk Grove Village, please call Elk Grove Smile Center so we can help you. We can\u2019t wait to welcome your little one!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Is it your child’s first dental visit? Worry not, visit our children-friendly Elk Grove Village. IL dental office and set your child on the right dental path.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pediatric-dentistry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elkgrovesmilecenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}