My 6 year old child had four cavities to fix and although I ticked the box that she is afraid of pain no medication was given, but we were told that the cavity os so small that it wouldn't hurt anyway. Well, my child was still so scared that it took us a long time to even get her on the chair. The doctor, although calm and patient, did very little to make her feel more comfortable. Additionally, it apparently hurt a lot. She was screaming after the first attempt and absolutely horrified. Within the next four hours we managed to get three out of four to be done, but my child was shaking all over. I really appreciate that the doctor never rushed us or got impatient, but again, he also did nothing to comfort her. I will definitely never take my child there again and I don't know how I will ever be able to convince her to go to a dentist again. Of course, I am also angry with myself that I did not leave when my child was in tears, but I just wanted it to be done as I didn't know when she would go again. with every new tooth that had to be fixed the doctor told us that this time it wouldn't hurt, so I also told my child that this time it wouldn't hurt, but it did hurt again and now she accuses me with reason that I lied to her - it almost breaks my heart. This was by far the worst experience at a dentist I ever had. Sorry to say that...
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