Some of you might recall that I took my husband to the dentist a couple of months ago and even though they knew he was "special needs" when we went there, when he didn't not open his mouth immediately when they said "open your mouth Mr. Hamilton" they immediately said they couldn't help us. I took him to the Dental Clinic at WVU Thursday. An older, very compassionate doctor looked at him. He gently touched Charlie's lips with a tongue depressor. He opened up like a baby bird waiting for the worm. He gave him a very thorough examination and asked me if he still ate solid food. I said that he did with the exception of his meat being ground. He said that he couldn't see anything that would cause him any great pain and that in his estimation, leave him alone and let him enjoy his food as long as he could. I am sure that if Charlie understood what we were saying, he agreed. He does love to eat.
That first office you took him to should be ashamed of their practice. I work in a dental office as an assistant & we see special need patients. My boss is a very caring gentle guy (of course he is, who else would allow me to only work one day a week). I'm glad you found someone who was compassionate.
My husband hasn't been to a dentist in a year as I have been afraid to take him. He is on heavy duty blood thinners and has declined tremendously in this past year. When I went for my check-up I spoke to our dentist who is very soft spoken and compassionate. He said to bring him in and he would have a look to see if anything dramatic is happening. if not I am to keep brushing his teeth as I have been doing. I was very relieved.