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| 2014 Santa photo with the family. An oldie pic, but a goodie |
That is a lofty career aspiration from my eight year old. But if he wants to be Santa, I have no doubt that he will be Santa.
He has also wanted to be a yoga instructor, a Doctor, and now most recently, a Dentist.
This past week, he had a dental check up. He has been going to a Dentist since he was two years old. We have made concessions for him in order to be a positive experience. In therapy we played Dentist for a month straight before an appointment. At his appointments, he would cry, scream, and kick. But of recent he has really gotten the hang of it.
This last visit, he was a rockstar. A dental patient rockstar. (there has to be such a thing, right?)
We arrived at 4. He knew the office closed at 4:30. When he was called back, he said to the Hygienist, "I'm your last customer of the day!" He chatted it up with the her. Talking about the blue cupcake he ate at school for his friend's birthday. He asked her about her work schedule and if she worked everyday. At one point she said, "OK Jonathan. You need to stop talking so I can brush your teeth."
During his check up, he said, "Um Nurse. There is something I should tell you. I need pictures of my teeth." The kid was ASKING for x-rays. So she obliged. She suggested we do a panoramic x-ray. And he did great listening and staying still while they did the x-ray. When the results came back to the computer, he asked me if we could take a picture of it. He also was really into all the notes she took. He even got to give me an "exam."
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| His X-ray. Kinda freaky |
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| Learning the documentation program early |
"Dr. T! I'm so happy to see you. How was your Christmas? I got a Lego Fire Transporter!"
Dr T. laughed. He has been seeing Jonathan for a while I think he likes the kid.
When Jonathan asked his birthday and license plate number, it was no problem. They even went to a window to take a picture of his car. When Jonathan mentioned it was after 4:30, and the office was closed, the Dentist laughed and told Jonathan that sometimes they need to work a little bit over. And that was OK. Lastly, Jonathan wanted to make sure he got a picture with his favorite Dentist. Jonathan said "I want to be like you."
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| Two Rockstars in one picture! |
It was one of the most positive dental experiences. And the kid was so excited all day to go there. This was a perfect appointment; years in the making.
I am so proud. I'm sure this is how Santa's mother feels too.
