Not a doctor or a dentist... just an old grandpa with 5 children and 6 grandchildren. IMHO all that you describe is being done for the convenience of the dentist and his staff. Again, IMHO there are alternatives to valium you should explore based on your child's age, temperament, pain tolerance and fear of the procedure. You can refuse the use of valium if you so choose. Discuss it with your dentist. Be prepared to switch.
Leave that dentist and contact the local police ASAP. If you child is young enough, those teeth will eventually fall out anyway.
BTW, here is are the side effects for Valium and the reason why you should alert the police.
Can cause paranoid or suicidal ideation and impair memory, judgment, and coordination. Combining with other substances, particularly alcohol, can slow breathing and possibly lead to death.
He 100% needs the teeth pulled. His big teeth are growing in sideways because the little teeth aren't even loose and are blocking the big teeth from coming in properly.
Have never heard of a parent NOT being allowed in anywhere. Anywhere that states as much is a place I wouldnt go to.
In fact I have never heard a dentist do anything but encourage the parent to be in the room to keep the child comfortable. There are some that say its to keep the kid from saying something they regret when they come too, but no possibility is something a parent shouldnt be aware of and there for.
During the 2+ full years of the COVID "emergency," they didn't allow parents in the room with the kids. Parents had to wait outside the building. I threw a fit and demanded that I go in with my child, so they let me, but it took a tantrum. It wasn't just my dentist, all my friends with kids had the same experience. Now they allow parents in again for general visits, but they are saying not with sedation.
Not a direct answer to your question, but relevant.
A few years ago, my wife needed to have some dental work, and was referred to a dental surgeon for an extraction and root canal. I was allowed in the room to hold my wife's foot (the only spot I could be to not be in the way) to comfort her.
She didn't really "need" me to be there, but it helped ease the situation.
I would not leave my child in that circumstance.
Not a doctor or a dentist... just an old grandpa with 5 children and 6 grandchildren. IMHO all that you describe is being done for the convenience of the dentist and his staff. Again, IMHO there are alternatives to valium you should explore based on your child's age, temperament, pain tolerance and fear of the procedure. You can refuse the use of valium if you so choose. Discuss it with your dentist. Be prepared to switch.
If i cant be in the room then thats a red flag for me.
That's a red flag.
I think it is along the same lines if you were in an operating room no one can come in and stay with you.
Find out what the reason is and let them know you will take the precautions but you want to be in the room when it is done.
They do have to sedate some children to do an extraction because they cant have him moving all over the place.
Doesn't sound like a good idea to me. But Im just some guy on the internet.
Trust your gut. If you even have to question the situation and give it pause, maybe just bail out completely.
Leave that dentist and contact the local police ASAP. If you child is young enough, those teeth will eventually fall out anyway.
BTW, here is are the side effects for Valium and the reason why you should alert the police.
"Some teeth?" Are these permanent teeth? I'd ask another dentist about whether a child needs multiple teeth pulled.
He 100% needs the teeth pulled. His big teeth are growing in sideways because the little teeth aren't even loose and are blocking the big teeth from coming in properly.
Poor little guy.
No way in hell.
Find a dentist that will let you be in the room.
Hi fren.
I think you have enough responses now, I'll take the post down.
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Thank you fren!
Have never heard of a parent NOT being allowed in anywhere. Anywhere that states as much is a place I wouldnt go to.
In fact I have never heard a dentist do anything but encourage the parent to be in the room to keep the child comfortable. There are some that say its to keep the kid from saying something they regret when they come too, but no possibility is something a parent shouldnt be aware of and there for.
During the 2+ full years of the COVID "emergency," they didn't allow parents in the room with the kids. Parents had to wait outside the building. I threw a fit and demanded that I go in with my child, so they let me, but it took a tantrum. It wasn't just my dentist, all my friends with kids had the same experience. Now they allow parents in again for general visits, but they are saying not with sedation.
yeah fuck them, no way Im leaving a kid sedated with a bunch of blue hairs. Fuck that.
ha ha!
Glad you saw this before I deleted. Deleted because, well, you know--respect for what Congress should be.
Not a direct answer to your question, but relevant.
A few years ago, my wife needed to have some dental work, and was referred to a dental surgeon for an extraction and root canal. I was allowed in the room to hold my wife's foot (the only spot I could be to not be in the way) to comfort her.
She didn't really "need" me to be there, but it helped ease the situation.
I think my kid will freak out if I am not with him.