{"id":12191,"date":"2015-08-25T15:48:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T19:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drmaggiedavis.com\/?p=12191"},"modified":"2015-08-25T15:48:30","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T19:48:30","slug":"welcome-to-your-first-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drmaggiedavis.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/25\/welcome-to-your-first-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Your First Visit!"},"content":{"rendered":"Pediatric dentistry is extremely important, but many parents don\u2019t realize that it should start as soon as you start seeing little teeth in your child\u2019s mouth. Dr. Maggie Davis\u2019s office recommends, along with the American Academy of Pediatricians, that you should bring your baby to the dentist as soon as their first tooth erupts. While this may seem a bit early for dental treatment, this appointment is very important for your child. Here are a few things you can expect at your child\u2019s first appointment and why we believe they are so important to your child\u2019s development.\n<ul>\n\t<li>The first appointment is really to get your child acquainted with the office and their new dentist. They\u2019ll get to play in the playroom, see all the fun tools we\u2019ll be using to clean their teeth. Including Mr. Tickle, our tooth polisher. They\u2019ll even get to play in the chair while meeting Dr. Maggie.<\/li>\n\t<li>Maggie will check out that brand new tooth and coach you on how to keep this one, and the ones that will soon follow, clean and healthy. She\u2019ll also go over healthy eating habits, developmental milestones, and how you can keep your child\u2019s teeth clean in between visits.<\/li>\n\t<li>After all this fun, you and your child get leave our office with a whole bunch of new friends that you will get to see every six months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThere is no such thing as a silly question at Dr. Maggie Davis Pediatric Dentistry. This first visit is for you to ask all the questions you can think of ,and to meet a very important person who can aid in your child\u2019s development. Please bring your questions. We cannot wait to meet you and your baby, and start this lifelong journey to impeccable oral health.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pediatric dentistry is extremely important, but many parents don\u2019t realize that it should start as soon as you start seeing little teeth in your child\u2019s mouth. 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