Today was Ainsley's first visit to Children's Dental Clinic in Tupelo. I was impressed before we even got there because they were kind enough to send Ainsley a book explaining to her what would happen on her visit. The book also had her name printed throughout to personalize the story for her. We had been talking to her for weeks about what would happen at her appointment and she started to get a little scared. We decided not to bring it up for a while, so I was not sure what would happen when we actually got to the office. She did tell me she was a little scared, but once we got in the office she was fine. Children's Dental Clinic had several toys for Ainsley to play with to keep her busy while we were waiting. I told her to listen for her name, so when she was called she was so excited and ran to meet her dental hygienist, Miss Mary. Miss Mary was so sweet and made Ainsley feel right at home. Ainsley got to pick out her very own toothbrush, which was ballerina Dora of course and 2 Tinkerbell stickers. Miss Mary brushed Ainsley teeth, then got her settled in to the dentist chair. Ainsley was a little nervous when the chair started moving, but now she says it is her favorite thing about the entire visit. She also seemed to think the light they pull down was going to fall on her, but was fine once it was in its place. Miss Mary counted all of Ainsley's teeth and let us know she has 20 teeth. After Miss Mary was done Ainsley got to play with more toys for a little bit while waiting on Dr. Warriner. Once Dr. Warriner was ready Ainsley got back in the chair, so he could double check things. He did tell us Ainsley has large baby teeth, which is causing some crowding, but nothing to worry about right now. We will just have to watch them with each visit and see what her permanent teeth do when they start to come in. Overall Ainsley got a great report and was told to come back in 6 months. She left with her new toothbrush, stickers, a pink balloon and a token to get the prize of her choice out of the coin machines, so she picked a new rubber ball. As we left Ainsley told me she liked Dr. Warriner and was not scared of the dentist anymore.
