Crescent Dental

I was torn between 4 and 5 stars. Only because it was my first visit. My 12yr old autistic daughter had her first appointment here after being away from the dentist in 2 years. She can be difficult so I avoided this necessary evil as long as it felt safe without child services being called.
Anyhoo, after rushing there and getting there 10 mins early, I was sweating the judgment I sometimes put on others when they show up at my clinic on time when they have paperwork to fill out. There was no one at the desk to greet me… I’m new, greet me! Ok, my expectations are high since I work in the same environment.
I was called to the back 20 mins after my appt time to «fill out paperwork». Hey! I could have been filling out papers this whole time.
They then separated me and my baby cub to get her started with picking out her flavor of paste. Then sat me in front of a computer to complete «paperwork». I’m so jealous! I work in one of the leading cardiology clinics and even we aren’t this advance. I was clicking away like I worked there. I was in scrubs after all.
Then I was lead to my daughter’s room right as her hygienist, Shelly had her hands in her mouth and my cub was moaning with a single tear coming from her eye. This isn’t my first rodeo with a drama queen. Except my oldest loved the dentist. I was somewhat feeling her pain. I don’t like the helpless feeling you get when your head is pinned down with gloved hands in your mouth with no way to say HELP!
But I digress. Shelly was wonderful! She was so patient with daughter’s over dramatized reaction to cinnamon toothpaste. Dr Prejean was full of awesome sauce. Talking on her level and highfive-​ing her at the end.
I wish I’d had gotten the name of the other lady who was like a welcome party complete with extra goodies and hugs. She was great!
We’ll be back next month for the cavities I KNEW she had. Thanks to everyone who made our first visit… which could be been traumatic… a pleasant one.