http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2007/09/11/expect-the-best-for-your-childs-dental-home/ Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:12:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2007/09/11/expect-the-best-for-your-childs-dental-home/comment-page-1/#comment-52 luetzowa Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:27:32 +0000 http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2007/09/11/expect-the-best-for-your-childs-dental-home/#comment-52 As the daughter of a dentist and as the sister of a woman with Rett Syndrome, I struggle with the idea of finding a dentist who is "a good listener and is comfortable with children with disabilities." Undoubtedly these attributes are vital in a dentist, but the fact that not all dentists meet that description is extremely disturbing. If people were more educated about disabilities and less judgmental, perhaps the world would be a more pleasant place to live. As the daughter of a dentist and as the sister of a woman with Rett Syndrome, I struggle with the idea of finding a dentist who is “a good listener and is comfortable with children with disabilities.” Undoubtedly these attributes are vital in a dentist, but the fact that not all dentists meet that description is extremely disturbing. If people were more educated about disabilities and less judgmental, perhaps the world would be a more pleasant place to live.

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