Dental Opinions, Dental care and seeing a dentist
Question: I never been to the dentist. My mom says they will hurt me if they did a cleaning. I feel I should go to the dentist but I do not want to be hurt, and my mom dose not seem to want to take me to one.
Answer: Normally it dose not hurt just to have a basic cleaning done. Since you never had a cleaning done by a dentist before it may hurt you a little. Yet what the bigger issue is that by not going to the dentist you may need more then just a general cleaning. As for your mom you will just need to talk to her about her reasons for not taking you. If it is about cost, maybe let her know she could buy a dental insurance plan as little as $30.00 a month for a family and receive free preventive dental care which dose include basic dental cleanings.