I never thought my kids would actually get excited about going to the dentist. I have four boys, and before we went to Jenkins and Leblanc, we took them to another pediatric dentist close to where I work. When we decided to find a dentist closer to home, we got lots of good recommendations for Jenkins and LeBlanc. I actually researched them a bit as well and was impressed by the fact that they also specialized in children with special needs and had worked at Children's Mercy Hospital. I have a special needs child, so that caught my attention. So far, my three oldest boys have been to Dr. Jenkins several times. Every time I tell them they have an appt., they get excited. The office is very nice, clean and fun for kids. They have video games to play while they wait, a great fish aquarium and even coffee for the parents. Once in back, there are flatscreen t.v.'s on the ceiling so the kids can watch cartoons while they are getting their teeth done. Afterwards, the kids get tokens for what they call the ""goodie machine"", they get a balloon and bag of dentist goodies, AND they get ice cream before they leave. My oldest son has had several teeth extracted, which he was nervous about, but Dr. Jenkins did a great time of making him relaxed, so it was not a traumatic experience at all. My two year old has his first dentist appt. there next month, and I am sure he will be just as enthralled as his brothers!
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