Comments on Tara's view of the world: the dental saga continues

Be very careful you are not putting her in the han...

2009-11-11T23:32:13.148-06:00

Be very careful you are not putting her in the hands of a Small Smiles medicaid type clinic as per this : http://debbiehagan.blogspot.com/

FWIW in Europe/UK decayed teeth in 2 year olds are extracted under general anaesthetic or just monitored and action is only taken if child is in pain. From age 3/4 they can cooperate with just local aneasthetic/nitrous sometimes and restraint is never used (unlike in USA).
In USA pediatric dentistry there is a trend to save and place stainless steel crowns (They make a lot of money doing this even the legitimate ones)
In short I am saying be careful...despite what they tell you about space maintenance etc...the adult teeth will come through - young kids can live just fine with a few baby teeth missing. Good luck.

wow! thats a long drive for a really crappy experi...

2009-11-04T18:15:47.031-06:00

wow! thats a long drive for a really crappy experience!! not too mention when you are dealing with h1n1 too!! praying that god gives you an answer. It's hard to take cheaper options for your kids but when you don't have the money it really feels like you have no choice!. Praying!

Oh Sweetheart! Stick with the dentist who cares, a...

2009-11-04T09:24:59.145-06:00

Oh Sweetheart! Stick with the dentist who cares, and trust God for the money. Saving her teeth is the sensible thing to do, and will make her eating, social development, talking, etc. much easier on her. I remember horrific experiences with the dentist from my childhood. Not fun and totally ineffective, by the way! Praying for you. Love you. Mom

Oh, I am so sorry that you had to drive all that w...

2009-11-04T06:21:23.141-06:00

Oh, I am so sorry that you had to drive all that way for a dentist who didn't seem to even care. It seems like a long way for nothing! And, I complained when I had to take my children to the dentist and it was 40 minutes away from home. Bad Me!

I just pray that all of you get better soon! It has taken me almost 2 weeks to recover from my bout with the H1N1. Try to get as much rest as you can!

Oh Tara, that totally sucks. Sounds like there's ...

2009-11-04T00:19:25.272-06:00

Oh Tara, that totally sucks. Sounds like there's a real difference in quality or caring between the two dentists. I don't envy you your decision! Also, was sorry to read that the fever has returned. Praying for endurance for you. Yuck.