Open Wide, This Won't Hurt a Bit

Everything started out so well. The Dude awoke in a good mood; he was cooperative about leaving early. Went willingly into the Dentist’s office and even sat in “the chair” just fine as long as I held his hand. He let hygienist look at his teeth and even start brushing. But when she went to reload the toothbrush, he closed his mouth and wouldn't open it. We tried it with Dad laying in the chair and holding him on top. We tried letting Hygienist and he count Dad’s teeth using the little mirror. He was very helpful on that task! Dad has 24 teeth and a couple of cracks in the back! When we tried counting his teeth (he has 20) the hygienist was able to peek at his teeth. They looked OK, but you can't say for sure.

To his credit he didn't take any stickers for himself; the hygienist and I agreed that you only get 4 stickers after the full cleaning.

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