During my pediatric rotation at Joe DiMaggio hospital on Thursday, February 23rd 2017, I was fortunate to assist to the second dental visit of a 3-year-old boy. The student provider was introduced to the child, who was reticent, a little scared and intimidated by the dentist and the dental setting. The child was accompanied by his mother.
The student provider placed the child in a knee-to-knee position. This technique required the oral health professional and the parent to face each other while seated, with knees touching or slightly interlocking. The child was horizontal and looking up, while his head was on the provider’s lap.
The parent used her upper arms to gently hold the child's legs and feet and her hands to gently hold the child's hands.
Not only did this technique provide the freedom the dentist needed to perform the procedure, since the parent could gently control the child movement, but also the child seems to feel at ease being in proximity to the parent and allowed the “tooth counting and taping” procedure to take place.
In addition, for the patient to accept the procedure, the student provider used the tell-show-do technique. This procedure encompasses three main phases 1) a verbal explanation 2) a demonstration 3) an execution of the above. …show more content…
It allows the practitioner to maximize the time that can be obtained from the patient attention and have more time to perform the procedure. The student provider used distraction technique by using a steady stream of verbal information and question about what the patient hobbies, preferences, toys and pets were. She also attempted to relate to the child by using her son as reference and made interesting comments to keep his attention uniform. This allowed, what seems like a very long cleaning to a child, a relatively quick procedure and provided adequate time for the student to
The student provider placed the child in a knee-to-knee position. This technique required the oral health professional and the parent to face each other while seated, with knees touching or slightly interlocking. The child was horizontal and looking up, while his head was on the provider’s lap.
The parent used her upper arms to gently hold the child's legs and feet and her hands to gently hold the child's hands.
Not only did this technique provide the freedom the dentist needed to perform the procedure, since the parent could gently control the child movement, but also the child seems to feel at ease being in proximity to the parent and allowed the “tooth counting and taping” procedure to take place.
In addition, for the patient to accept the procedure, the student provider used the tell-show-do technique. This procedure encompasses three main phases 1) a verbal explanation 2) a demonstration 3) an execution of the above. …show more content…
It allows the practitioner to maximize the time that can be obtained from the patient attention and have more time to perform the procedure. The student provider used distraction technique by using a steady stream of verbal information and question about what the patient hobbies, preferences, toys and pets were. She also attempted to relate to the child by using her son as reference and made interesting comments to keep his attention uniform. This allowed, what seems like a very long cleaning to a child, a relatively quick procedure and provided adequate time for the student to