Provided by Sunrise Kids Dental, with offices in the Toronto Beaches area including Scarborough.

Yes, most of us are almost always guilty of this one. The only time that we are reminded that we need to see our friendly dentist is when the pain starts to bother us. We figure out then that it is time to search for a nearby dentist's office and hopefully they will be able to magically make the pain go away.

In most cases, they can indeed help to do this but then there are times that in order to get rid of the nagging pain we have to either endure more pain or make multiple visits to our dentist. What is it that they often say? No pain, no gain? Well, no truer words could be spoken here. The good thing about this is that more often than not, we can indeed avoid the pain and how do we do this? Simple! By making regular visits to our friendly dentist's office.

Many kids have the false belief that dentists are scary people but in actuality they are not. As for us adults? Who really knows why we are so fearful of our friendly dentist. Maybe we are afraid of the potential pain? Or we feel so helpless as we sit in the chair at the mercy of the dentist?

It is really not all that bad after all. Gone are the days when those needles used to hurt like anything and nowadays, you can barely feel the pain as the needles are inserted. Gone are the days when you used to come home with a roaring headache after a visit to the dentist because of all of the drilling that you had to endure. This has all been replaced with modern technology and techniques that make things easier for patients.

Nowadays, you get to avoid those unnecessary extractions because techniques prevail to enable you to have your teeth saved by your friendly dentist. You are shown ways to help improve your dental hygiene and there are products out there on the market to help things along.

How can you improve your personal hygiene?

Most dentists are fully equipped to offer you services and support to help you cope and conquer. No worries, you are in excellent hands. Just take the time to have regular checkups and all will be well. Follow the advice from your friendly dentist and you will be just fine. So why not start right now?