It is recommended that the parents take their children to the dentist when they do not have any mouth problems, nor pain. This is a chance for the children to get to know the dentist, the dental office, the chair, the instruments, so that when the need to visit the dentist occurs, they feel more relaxed and willing to cooperate.
It is necessary that the parent with its personal behaviour shows the child how to behave in the dental office. This is the reason why the parent should take the child with him/her when he/she has a smaller intervention to be made, as the children copy the parent’s mimics and can connect with pleasant or unpleasant feelings.
