In june the kids were supposed to have gone to see a dentist for the first time but at that time we were all unwell with gastrics so obviously we didnt go. The next available appointment was for february (or if it was march!) but we put A in a cancellation list so that they would call us if they had an opening and yesterday they called and asked if we wanted to come in the afternoon. A was rather sceptic but we talked about it and read our two "dentist books". The dentist was perfect, calm and careful. We had chosen to go privately so that they would see a pediatric dentist so that they would have a postive feeling about dentist. She started talking about how to take care of the teeth, what to eat and what not. Nothing new for me and I couldnt resist telling her how I have already implemented all the things she suggested. A then got to press the button to take the seat down, he climbed up in it and I got to sit next to him while the dentist looked in his mouth. Then she asked if she could clean them a bit (to get him used to someone doing things in his mouth) and he nodded. She showed him all the tools and equipment and tried them on his hand first and and he also got to try them himself. An assistant got J close so that she could see what was happening to her brother. When he was ready J also wanted  to test drive the chair, she climbed up in it and opened her mouth wide for the dentist that had a quick look just to make J happy. Since they had both been sooo good they got a small toy to take home and A spent the whole day showing off his white teeth :D When we left he also told me that he loves the dentist. Well invested 35 Euros if you ask me!