Behavior Management

Child-Focused Behavior Management for Comfortable Dental Visits

Management Of Child Patient Behavior

At Children’s Dental Specialists & Adult Dentistry, we are ready to actively partner with you to maintain your child’s dental health. With several years in practice, we have an in-depth understanding of the special needs of a child’s developing mouth. If you’re looking for child-focused behavior management near you, our team uses gentle, supportive techniques to help children feel comfortable and confident during their visits.

We are able to make personalized behavior management recommendations based on your child’s health history, type of treatment needed, emotional development, intellectual development, and other important factors.

Below are goals of behavior management techniques:

  • Establish Trust and Rapport
  • Reduce Fear and Anxiety
  • Encourage Cooperative Behavior
  • Promote Positive Attitudes Toward Oral Health

Behavior Management Approaches We Use

  • Tell-show-do– explanations in just the right words for a child’s understanding
  • Positive reinforcement– praise and rewards
  • Distraction– diverting attention with music, movies, video games, etc
  • Voice control– adjusting voice tone or volume to calm a child
  • Modeling– observing other children’s positive responses to treatment
  • Local anesthetics– topical anesthetic for numbing checks and gums
  • Nitrous oxide /oxygen – reduces anxiety and gagging with nitrous oxide gas
  • Protective stabilization– Limits a child’s movement during treatment to decrease the risk of injury and allow treatment to be completed safely

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Our 5-Star Patient Reviews

  • Recently switched to the practice and so glad we did! The staff is beyond kind and patient. My daughter felt such ease and comfort when having a cavity filled. They are wonderful! Would highly recommend to anyone!
    Amanda D.
  • We love Children’s Dental Specialists! The entire staff is welcoming and make both my children and I feel at ease every time we visit. I highly recommend!
    Mallory H.
  • Great appointment in mid-June 2023. Efficient, friendly check-in, efficient and effective dental care.
Dr. Escolin is a compassionate, thorough professional.
    Mark K.
  • I can’t say enough good things about this office! The whole team is wonderful with my son (he is four almost 5) and it’s always a pleasure going to the dentist with him. They explain everything that is going on so he feels in the know and it’s just overall a great experience.
    Alycia R.