Well - we waited a little too long to take Abby to the dentist for the first time. But, we are thankful that "Pediatric Dentistry of Pleasant Hill" took our insurance AND recently visited Abby's preschool class with a 40 minute presentation about going to the dentist! I've never seen anyone so EXCITED about going to the dentist - but hey, why rain on her parade!

The only "nervous" moment she had was when the hygenist started moving the back of the chair down. The chair moved and Abby stayed in mid air (she's got really strong stomach muscles!). We were able to get her down so the hygenist could clean her teeth. Whew!

Abby got her X-rays done (with the "camera"), her teeth cleaned (with the tickle brush) and counted (yeah, they're all there) and came home with about 382 stickers! The dentist reported after examination that she has AWESOME teeth - that they are being well cared for! The spacing she has is making room for all those big girl teeth, which are twice the size. We saw her permanent teeth clear as day in the Xray (they do digital now, so we saw them the minute she pressed the button!) The doctor told us that her bottom two will most likely be the first to come out...in the next year or two.

Overall - it was a great experience for Abby...she is excited to go back in 6 months for another visit.