My daughter has Demand Avoidance, anxiety, Tourette’s and phobias including people. Due to Demand Avoidance she has cavities in her milk teeth along with a tic to push milk teeth back into the gum resulting in adult teeth and milk teeth both being present. She had been distressed for several weeks before the appointment with uncertainty, constantly asking what they will do, she wanted them to make her unconscious and take out all her milk teeth. When we went in she was so anxious, the staff were so patient and professional it brought tears yo my eyes. Within a few minutes she was actually talking to them and ended up at one point opening her mouth before they tipped back the chair. To top the experience she is now awaiting an appointment to have all her milk teeth extracted under general anaesthetic where they will al so carry out everything she needs including x-rays. As we left, with her smiling, she said “I love the dentist, I’m going to brush my teeth every day.
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