First Chomper Check

Cooper had his first visit to the dentist in April.  We were really dreading it.  Trying to envision Cooper sitting still and letting strangers poke and prod in his mouth just didn't sound like a recipe for success.  Surprisingly, it was a good visit and an overall positive experience. I don't think we'll have a hard time getting him to go back in 6 months.

We picked Dr. Wood, a pediatric dentist, for a few reasons.  1 - He was Jason's dentist back in the day. 2 - He came highly recommended by friends. 3 - We felt that an office set up especially for kids was more likely to be successful.

Dr. Wood and his staff were awesome.  They knew just what to do to make Cooper comfortable.  There was a train table in the waiting room, and they gave Cooper a little goody bag full of stickers, toothpaste, toothbrush, etc. as soon as he sat down in the dentist chair.  Then they showed him each instrument before they put it in his mouth.  The whole cleaning process was pretty quick.

Best part of the visit: Dr. Wood asked Cooper how many teeth he has.  Cooper started counting and stopped at 20, which is always his stopping point.  Suddenly, Dr. Wood and the hygienist were looking at me in amazement.  I thought they must be impressed he could count to 20.  I then learned that 20 is the correct number of teeth and they thought Cooper knew the right answer (which clearly doesn't happen very often).  Not so much!