We visited the dentist for my daughter and was seen by a fantastic dentist. She was compassionate and made my daughter feel welcome. Everything was going v smoothly until the stickers came out. My daughter who got the treatment was given a sticker of her choice and I was with a 2 year old who naturally also wanted one. Would it really have been such a big deal to just let her have one instead of making her leave in tears? Is there a NHS policy against giving out stickers even if it causes unnecessary distress... such bizarre behaviour! I myself work in the NHS and run my own clinics. I would have never said no and left a child in tears over a flimsy sticker! Totally ruined an otherwise good consultation. Maybe some lessons in consultation skills for dental nurse will be money well spent
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