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Child Dental Deaths
Call me naive, or maybe misinformed, but I've never heard of a child dying at a Dentist's office before. Of course, when you consider any type of anesthetic, there is a risk of allergy or complications, but wow, the below, recent story has me rethinking what I might agree to at a Dentist.
This is the recent story,
Family Mourns Death of Cedar Key Boy
When I did a google search, this isn't the first time death has come at a dentist office for a child :(
Young girl dies during dental procedure
2-YEAR-OLD DIES AFTER OPERATION IN DENTAL OFFICE
Girl, 2, dies after routine visit to the dentist
Children Dying In Dental Chair
The list, I am sure, is longer than we care to see, but some of these stories can be real lessons for us. One story is of a girl who chokes on her own pulled tooth.
By no means will I go without dental care for my kiddos but an expert Dentist with a gorgeous past history just became more important to me.
Do you have good children dental recommendations? Have you had less than stellar performance at a dentist's office with a family member?
Tags: children, death, dentist, oral, risks, surgery
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Permalink Reply by courtney on -
my husbands father used to work with a guy who's 20 yr old son died from dental complications. i guess he got an infection from a cavity that was drilled out and it went to his brain. it only took 3 days for the infection to reach his brain. talk about scarry.
i'm still going to take my kids to the dentist. i have a guy in bartow i really like. but brooke's not a fan of him. so he will do her checkups his staff will do her cleanings. and any other work i have to find a pediatric dentist for.
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Permalink Reply by Jmarr on -
I don't remember ever being given anesthesia for dental work except for when I had my wisdom teeth out. I noticed that child dentists around here use "sleepy juice" very freely. When I was young we were given novicaine shots to numb the area, and sometimes "laughing" gas. I think I may have been given laughing gas once as a child, and I had lots of cavities. I used to get them drilled WITHOUT novicaine sometimes because I didn't like how it made me feel. What ever happened to just using novicaine and/or laughing gas?
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Permalink Reply by Stacie (Paco10778) on -
I take Alexis to Dr. Yaserbi, she's a pediatric dentist over off Edgewood. I love their office, very kid friendly, has video games and regular games, the back area has sinks and animals with teeth they use to show children (and parents) how to brush their teeth properly. She also has a website and is on facebook.
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Permalink Reply by Bartowmommy on
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I completely agree with Jmarr.....I don't remember ever being given anything but novacaine when I was a child and I had plenty of fillings. I was shocked when friends started telling me about this "sleepy juice" that is given out by pediatric dentists today. I have been lucky so far that neither of my girls have needed to have any dental work done, but it is sure to happen at some point. When it does, I will be very hesitant to allow anything more than novacaine.
On the same note, I think it is very strange that neither of the pediatric dentists in Lakeland will allow a parent to go back into the exam room with their child after the age of 3. I understand that children might behave better without a parent there, but having them behave well because they are terrified is not necessarily a good thing! From my understanding, both Dr. Bopp and Dr. Yasrebi and pretty inflexible about this rule. I was allowed to go back with my 1-year-old for the initial visit and I saw a 4 or 5 year old child screaming and being held down by a couple of staff members. I understand this might be necessary to get medical treatment, but why can't the parent be there to offer some comfort?
After that experience, we switched to Dr. Abdnoney in Valrico. I have friends who recommended him and I called ahead to make sure they were flexible about being present when your child receives treatment. We have only had one visit so far and it went well. My kids behaved perfectly (with me in the room) and both the dentist and the hygienist were great with the kids. His prices seem reasonable- even though he was out of network for us, it only cost $20 for the exam and cleaning. All of the reviews I have read of Dr. Abdoney are positive so I am pretty confident that he will be our pediatric dentist for the long-term.
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Permalink Reply by courtney on
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i took my daughter to dr bopp. and i will not take her back. you don't know what they do when parents aren't present. my husband was not happy that i couldn't go back. and it seemed like dr bopp was doing a lot of work on little kids. maybe they needed all that work. but some of those kids were in bad shape.
i will be looking for a new pediatric dentist if either of my children has another cavity.
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Permalink Reply by Jmarr on
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I had a bad experience with Yasrebi's office but my son didn't tell me about it until 6 mos later when it was time to go back, so there was no point in bringing it up. He said that they put head phones on him, I guess for a movie, or music, since the drilling/cleaning is loud. I don't know if he was in charge of putting them on and adjusting the volume, or if the assistants were, but he was not used to headphones, as he only used them once or twice on a plane. For some reason, the volume was blasting and hurting his ears, so he tried to yell to them what was going on. He went to grab them off of his ears, and they yelled at him, held him down and told him that he can't move, etc. I don't know if they used wrist restraints, but I have heard that some dentists do. He said his ears hurt and were ringing for a long time after that. Poor kid had to endure this torture for his whole procedure. It could have permanently damaged his hearing!
At an earlier visit, he fell and got a large bruise instantly on his hip.
My daughter also got a small cut/bruise on her lip when Dr. Y had to pry her mouth open to look at her teeth. I was holding her down, so I saw it happen. Not sure how my son fell because I wasn't there.
One time, they were asking me about his medical history and trying to figure out why his molars were growing in so soft. They think it is from an illness during infancy. They were asking me about any medical conditions, etc. I told them everything I could think of and added "he had developmental delays". Dr. y said "I thought there might be something there". This comment may seem innocent and I know she would never mean to insult a patient, but as a mother who struggles to get as much help as possible for her child so they can be "typical", I was a little taken back by it. It wouldn't have been so bad if she said "I thought there might be something there because I have been through the same thing myself with my daughter or son, etc" and it would have been better if my son wasn't standing right there.
So, I guess in my case, Dr. Y's bedside manner was a little off, but I can't say anything negative about her dental work. We also had bad luck in that my kids always got hurt there!
When my husband said to get a second opinion about my son's cavities, I felt really bad. I trusted Dr. Y's diagnosis, but after the bad experiences I agreed to get another opinion. Doctor Bopp did find less cavities than Dr. Y. I understand that some dentists treat more agressively so I don't think Dr. Y was trying to pull one over on us at all. But in the end, it did save us some money!
After my son went to Dr. Bopp, I let him decide which dentist he wanted to go to. He chose Dr. Bopp without hesitation. A friend of mine told me to try Bopp's partner, Dr. Tarver and so far the kids like him.
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Permalink Reply by Jmarr on
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I know, I was surprised that they didn't want me to go with my kids when they were so little. This seems standard at most dentists.
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Permalink Reply by Lisa on
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Dr Bopp South Lakeland ....He was around when my children were small (I now have three Grands)
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Permalink Reply by Lisa on
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My kids LOVED Dr Bopp, The first visit for my daughter @ the tender age of two was a little rough, but after that she was happy to be there. My son had a lot of work done and never showed apprehension going back...
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Permalink Reply by Stacie (Paco10778) on
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I think a 5hr wait for any dr. is ridiculous. They definitely had some scheduling issues! I wouldn't have waited that long. Off subject, but I stopped going to the Geneticist for Alexis after 2 - 2 hr wait, not to mention the drive to and from tampa... I have a job too, that I don't have time to wait around for poor scheduling.
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Permalink Reply by rockit6969 on
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I am not a fan of Dr Yasrebi...I took my 2 1/2 y/o for a small cavity, the office turned around and completely sedated her & put a massive silver crown over the tooth, with only telling me they were going to fill it. My daughter was so out of it, scared & nauseaus that they literally carried her out of the back area to me in the waiting room. Good luck trying to get your child back for regular care visits after that kind of torture.
Stacie (Paco10778) said:I take Alexis to Dr. Yaserbi, she's a pediatric dentist over off Edgewood. I love their office, very kid friendly, has video games and regular games, the back area has sinks and animals with teeth they use to show children (and parents) how to brush their teeth properly. She also has a website and is on facebook.
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Permalink Reply by Bartowmommy on
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As far as wait time, I have often heard of 4 hour waits at Dr. Bopp's office. I never had to wait very long at all at Dr. Yasrebi's. However, like I said earlier, we switched to Dr. Abdoney in Valrico due to the rules about keeping parents in the waiting room. We were in and out of Dr. Abdoney's office in much less than an hour and that included an exam and cleaning.
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