I took my son here for his very first dentist appointment at the recommendation of his pediatrician. Before we went in, I tried to talk to him about what to expect and that Dr. Bird is going to check his teeth to make sure they are growing. I wish this office was around when I was a kid as I recall going to very sterile boring dental offices as a child. This office was definitely designed with a kid in mind. Bold bright colors, a TV with the Disney Channel on, a large play area with adult seating, and even a big gum ball machine filled with little toys. When the hygienist called us back I could tell that my son was a little shy. We went back behind the door to reveal an open concept room with roughly between four to five small dental chairs in front of a large screen TV for the kids to watch. They had Madagascar playing. The hygienist was super friendly and explained to my son in toddler talk what all the dental instruments were. She even sprayed a little water on his hand to show that water would come out. Then she asked him what flavor toothpaste he wanted and gave him three choices, Chocolate Chip, Strawberry, or Vanilla. Of course he chose Chocolate and even let him taste it. I kneeled next to him the whole time as he lay back watching Madagascar. They offered him sunglasses to shield his eyes from the light above but he didn't want them. After the cleaning was done, Dr. Bird came out and introduced herself and told my son she was going to "paint his teeth". So she checked him out and then quickly applied fluoride to his teeth. Afterwards they took our picture with Dr. Bird and we received a dental goodie bag for him and a token for the toy gum ball machine outside. He got a red bouncy ball.
The whole process was quick and easy and was a great experience for my son's first visit. I knocked it down a star because in their thank you correspondence to us in the mail the picture we took with Dr. Bird was not in there, but rather a picture of a completely different family.