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ChrisinDC
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- Jul 24, 2019
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- Washington, DC
I'm not sure exactly what I'm looking for....just hoping that sharing my struggle will help me process the guilt and shame I'm feeling.
My 15 year old son had been seeing the same dentist for his entire life, every six months. He'd had 30 perfect checkups. No cavities.
Then I learned that my dentist had sanctions against her by the State for poor/inadequate care.
We took my son for another opinion. We learned that he had four cavities, three of which need root canals and crowns.
We knew he had poor oral hygiene, and we stayed after him about it as best as we could, but the message we were getting from his dentist was all was ok. Which unfortunately only reinforced my son's bad habits.
My son is ashamed and embarrassed for not taking better care of his mouth. My wife and I are ashamed that we didn't protect my son. And I know this is neurotic, but I feel horrible that at age 15 he has three "fake" teeth in his mouth now....
My 15 year old son had been seeing the same dentist for his entire life, every six months. He'd had 30 perfect checkups. No cavities.
Then I learned that my dentist had sanctions against her by the State for poor/inadequate care.
We took my son for another opinion. We learned that he had four cavities, three of which need root canals and crowns.
We knew he had poor oral hygiene, and we stayed after him about it as best as we could, but the message we were getting from his dentist was all was ok. Which unfortunately only reinforced my son's bad habits.
My son is ashamed and embarrassed for not taking better care of his mouth. My wife and I are ashamed that we didn't protect my son. And I know this is neurotic, but I feel horrible that at age 15 he has three "fake" teeth in his mouth now....