Taking your child to the dentist should be a positive, rewarding experience. If you take the right steps, great dental visits are a sure thing. Your Greenfield dentists, Drs. Bagley, Goodwin, and Hrinda, want you to know, we adore children and provide age-appropriate dentistry for our youngest, most eager patients.
Children’s Checkups
A children’s dentist should teach parents and children about preventive dentistry,which begins with regular dental checkups after the first few teeth erupt. We recommend children visit our office as soon as they can sit in the dental chair, even for a few moments at a time. A first visit for toddlers usually involves a ride in the dental chair, a sampling of our suction and water tools, and a quick oral examination by the dentist. As children grow into little walking, talking, opinionated people, our children’s dentists may suggest dental sealants and fluoride treatment. These procedures strengthen and protect young teeth against the starches and acids that cause decay.
For many people, a root canal is a disconcerting dental procedure. Even people who have no idea what a root canal is or what it involves worry about the thought of undergoing one. While a root canal is not ever going to be fun, the idea that they are extremely traumatic has been exaggerated. Your 
The last three months of the year are prime pumpkin season. From Halloween jack-o-lanterns to pumpkin pies at Thanksgiving and Christmas, it is easy to enjoy all the tasty goodness the large orange staple provides. The even better news is that pumpkins are extraordinarily healthy, as well. Your 
There was a time in history when tin grins were the mainstream way to straighten teeth. For adolescents and teens that were not born with perfect alignment, bracket-and-wire braces were the only way to fly. After all of those often uncomfortable months of getting wires tightened and twisted, fastening rubber bands from the top to the bottom, and not being able to eat popcorn or chew gum, the expectation was that you should continue wearing a retainer for a set period of time. This was a long and arduous process to attain straight teeth, but it was the only choice. Your 
