GUESTS IN TREATMENT AREAS:

• While you are always welcome to accompany your child during their dental visit, please be aware that many items in the operatories are sterile, fragile, and / or potentially dangerous. You should not touch or allow anyone else to tamper with anything in the treatment rooms in order to prevent cross contamination, damage, or personal injury. Because the size of our treatment areas are not expansive, only one guest or relative will be allowed in the treatment areas in addition to the patient. We are unable to provide childcare during your visit, so please make appropriate arrangements for your child’s supervision, or supervise them personally.
• If a patient is accompanied by a parent or friend, we ask that the patient be allowed to interact with the staff directly. While comments directed to the patients by guests are usually intended to be helpful, they can be a source of confusion and fear in the dental setting, especially for young patients. Comments or questions directed to pediatric patients are designed to distract and calm, not necessarily to elicit important information. If you accompany a patient into the treatment area, please respond only to questions specifically directed to you. It is not generally helpful for siblings to be guests during treatment. 
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