{"id":1516,"date":"2011-07-01T09:01:27","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T09:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/?p=1516"},"modified":"2011-07-01T09:01:27","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T09:01:27","slug":"its-now-fun-to-have-your-teeth-pulled-2644","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/its-now-fun-to-have-your-teeth-pulled-2644\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Now Fun To Have Your Teeth Pulled-2644"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, that\u2019s according to a paediatric dentist in the United States. Jonathan Shenkin told reporters that he has created a friendlier atmosphere in his dental<\/a> practice which he believes puts children at their ease.<\/p>\n

He told local reporters: “We create an environment that is friendly and hospitable to kids and not as clinical.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to dental health experts in the US, tooth decay among children is a massive problem, but trying to get them to relax while dental surgery takes place can be a problem, particularly for younger children. Consequently, dentists such as Dr. Shenkin firmly believe surgeons need to offer a service that puts both them and their parents at ease.<\/p>\n

A report recently published by the Pew Centre said: \u201c[Children] who don’t receive dental care miss a significant number of school days, use expensive emergency room services more often and face worsened job prospects as adults, compared with their peers who do receive care.”<\/p>\n

In the US, dentists don\u2019t just learn dentistry they must also take a course in child psychology. This, according to Dr. Shenkin has helped in the design of his practice, as has his own childhood experience, which wasn\u2019t positive it seems. He said: \u201cIt didn’t go well. There was a lot of kicking and screaming on my part.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well, that\u2019s according to a paediatric dentist in the United States. Jonathan Shenkin told reporters that he has created a friendlier atmosphere in his dental practice which he believes puts children at their ease. He told local reporters: “We create an environment that is friendly and hospitable to kids and not as clinical.\u201d According to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":888008809,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[953,43,407,155],"class_list":["post-1516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dental","tag-child-psychology","tag-childrens-dental-care","tag-dental-anxiety","tag-tooth-decay"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t