Sep 13, 2007
Teeth
I got a call today from Sneedlet One. He wanted to tell me about his trip to the dentist. He got his teeth cleaned and was so proud that he didn't cry. He says that he is "big now".
Sneedlet is lucky that preventative dental care is important to his mother. Nationwide only about 40% of children get routine visits to their dentist, at least according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. The statistics on dental care are tricky because they vary by age, race and health factors.
Growing up, I never had any preventative dental care, nor did any of my siblings. None of us kids ever visited a dentist until we were old enough to pay for it ourselves. Our parents didn't place much stock in trips to the dentist, but of course they both wound up with false teeth.
Things in this blog represented to be fact, may or may not actually be true. The writer is frequently wrong, sometimes just full of it, but always judgmental and cranky
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My teeth are made of chalk, it appears. But I go every six months and get the root canals and fillings.
My parents took me to the dentist religiously. In fact, I never understood why people feared trips to the dentist...but I think that's because I was lucky enough to have preventive care and this haven't had to go through any of the scary stuff. (Yet.)
My poor children haven't gone to the dentist yet. I'll probably take them when they're 4 or 5. My parents took me regularly as a child, but after age 21 I've been seen once or twice. No cavities, Merle! :D
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