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I think these fears can be inherited from parental fears. The more they assure you it will be ok, it will not hurt, it instils the thoughts it will hurt and there is something to fear.
My dad goes to the dentist by himself now (he is 73) but as we kids we all went together as a family not because it was to reassure us, but to reassure Dad that if we could go and not complain he would have to put on a brave face. He has been going to the same dental practice for 40 years and the staff know his fears. My mum can no longer go with him and she call the practice when he has to go (just had lots of work) to say he is on his way.
Where did this fear come from?
My gran took him to a 'dentist' when he was a child who pulled 4 teeth. When they got home on the bus he was still bleeding.
Then my gran found out the dentist was infact self trained and......Eric will like this...
A butcher and pulled teeth as a hobby!
My dad goes to the dentist by himself now (he is 73) but as we kids we all went together as a family not because it was to reassure us, but to reassure Dad that if we could go and not complain he would have to put on a brave face. He has been going to the same dental practice for 40 years and the staff know his fears. My mum can no longer go with him and she call the practice when he has to go (just had lots of work) to say he is on his way.
Where did this fear come from?
My gran took him to a 'dentist' when he was a child who pulled 4 teeth. When they got home on the bus he was still bleeding.
Then my gran found out the dentist was infact self trained and......Eric will like this...
A butcher and pulled teeth as a hobby!
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