Jack and Alex both went for dental checkups the other day. It was Alex's first visit and Jack did a great job of telling her all about it and training her to say "aaaaaah" when the dentist asked. And when he told her about the prize drawer at the end of the checkup, she was totally on board.
She approached the experience with caution but warmed up after the hygienist offered her the choice of four toothbrushes with princess pictures on them. Alex totally went Mermaid.Then up in the chair for a chat with the hygienist and the cleaning. It was over in about 3 minutes.
Finally the dentist checked it out and pronounced all teeth beautiful and healthy.
Now I have to point out that if adults went to the dentist and they offered a cool toothbrush, no laying down and being scraped with noisy instrument, a 3 minute cleaning and a prize at the end, I think they would have a lot more enthusiasm from their patients about showing up twice a year!
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