The Most Wonderful Dentist in the World

Honestly, I think that Dr. Shoemaker is the world's best dentist. Of course, the fact that he just adores Sean makes him that much better himself. We had Sean's regular checkup today. Typically, he just checks to make sure they are all doing well and there isn't some rampant decay eating away Sean's teeth. He usually does a little cleaning, but tries to keep everything low key and very friendly - actually very silly. Dr. Shoemaker is so great with kids, joking around and keeping them happy and distracted when needed.

Sean handled the cleaning and Dr. Shoemaker said that Sean's teeth were cleaner than probably 95% of his patients!! Sean did so well that we decided to try some xray films, which he handled well, then on to flouride treatment (which generally speaking I'm not wild about, but with Sean's dental history, it just makes sense), which also went well. Since he was handling everything so well, talking and laughing through everything we decided to take a stab at getting the mold for a loop spacer. If you've ever had a cap done, this was a similar thing for taking the mold. Most grown ups complain about it (I know I sure do!) and my little 4 yo handled it like a trooper!

I'm so proud, he's such a sweetie!