Yesterday we took Zach to his first dental appointment with Dr. Lim the dentist, who has an office at 505 East 70th Street in Manhattan. Dr. Lim has experience treating kids with ASD, has a good approach to it and had some good recommendations for us regarding dental care for the kids.
At this first appointment, Zach sat on Daddy’s lap in the chair (just sitting in the chair was traumatic for Daddy) while Dr. Lim merely looked at Zachy’s teeth. He only used the little mirror thing that dentists love to use (not that awful pick thing), was careful to let Zach hold it first and didn’t force it into his mouth. Daddy and Zach made monster roars/noises so that Dr. Lim could see inside.
Zachy’s teeth are apparently in very good shape – coming in straight, evenly spaced, and with no visible signs of decay. This was good news considering all the Tonka trucks, cars and bicycle handlebars that our guy has gnawed through over the past couple of years. The only big change is that Zach is going have to stop having is bedtime rice milk (we were told that it is loaded with sugar) unless we are able to get him to brush afterwards.
Dr. Lim wants to see him once a month to get him used to having his mouth looked at, gradually increasing the invasiveness each session, until he can do a real cleaning, etc. Good plan, huh? The only negative about the whole visit was the major meltdown that Miranda had because she had to wait outside with Grandma – Grandma had to capitulate and brought her into the examining room gasping and shaking because she was so upset – she can really work herself up into a state sometimes.
Daddy had stopped at Riteaid and bought some Matchbox cars, which were to be used to console Zach or reward him for being so brave, but they were not needed. I guess we will get to play with some new toys this Saturday, when the gang comes over for Monkeyshines time.
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