Show Dentists Are Ure Advised To Tell Kids Truth If Job Going to Hurt MILWAUKEE WIS Dentists have been called upon by Dr Alfred E. E Seyler Detroit editor of the Journal of Dentistry for Children to stop trying to kid the kids Play fair with the children he advised dentists If youre you're going to hurt the child he advised tell him you will When the youngster says youre you're hutting hurting him dont don't try to fool him Tell him you know it hurts in fact that you cant canU think of anything that hurts worse J The dentist Dr Seyler said can get along far better with the child in his in-his his chair if he is honest about the pain and pays the youngster a at compliment t for his ability to take it it Parents meantime should learn too how to handle the child at den den- dental dental dental tal appointment time Says Dr Seyler Dont greet the child after the dentist has worked on him with any remark like Oh you dear how did you stand all that pain Now just tell mother about it on the way home How much better to say Hi you took that pretty good even if it was rough at times Then change the subject A lot of parents the dentist said especially those with an only child like to keep their children so de de- dependent dependent de- de dependent pendent upon them that they are jealous of the dentist dent who can make their child behave better than they can That's the kind that insists upon being at the childs child's side while he is in the dentist chair when the child would be much better off if left alone with the dentist while hes he's in the chair |