{"id":717,"date":"2019-11-20T08:53:03","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T08:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/?p=717"},"modified":"2019-11-20T08:53:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T08:53:06","slug":"how-to-keep-the-nerves-at-bay-when-visiting-your-dentist-in-stevenage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-keep-the-nerves-at-bay-when-visiting-your-dentist-in-stevenage\/","title":{"rendered":"How to keep the nerves at bay when visiting your dentist in Stevenage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Most of us find\nthe visiting the dentist a fairly normal affair. We go in, sit down, talk to\nthe team about how we\u2019re doing and then go home again. It sounds easy enough,\nbut for some people this can still be quite a nerve-racking experience that can\nput them off a potentially vital check-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dentist<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

 So here are a few tips from our team on how to\nkeep calm when you visit your dentist in Stevenage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talk to us<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting off our\nlist strongly we have perhaps one of the most important things you can do to\nkeep calm when visiting your dentist in\nStevenage<\/strong> and that\u2019s to just talk to us. Opening up a line of dialogue with\nour team can let them know to stop when things are getting a little too much for\nyou or you just need a  break for a\nwhile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re still\nnervous when it comes to speaking to strangers then try just arranging some\nsort of hand signal to let us know when to stop. It doesn\u2019t have to be anything\ntoo complicated, just putting your hand up is enough to let us know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Smilecraft\nDental Care<\/strong> our friendly team are always willing to help new patients feel\nat home when they stop by for an appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bring in a bear<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Now of course we don\u2019t mean an actual bear,\nthat would be a little too dangerous in a dental practice, but a stuffed\nversion won\u2019t do any harm and can often relax a nervous patient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bringing in a\nteddy bear from home is a good way to relax, as it gives you that familiar\ntexture and smell of a place where you feel safe, and in an unfamiliar\nenvironment, like the practice of a dentist in\nStevenage<\/strong>, it can be an island of calm in a sea of anxiety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to some music<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hearing the\ndrills and goings on of a practice can trigger a lot of nervous patients, so\nthat\u2019s why we recommend blocking out the noise with some of your favourite\ntracks. Having something that you love to listen to is a great way to distract\nyourself from any ongoing treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although, if you\ndo plan on jamming on a few tracks we suggest that you keep it to something\ncalming like classical or jazz. Anything electronic or heavy metal based will\njust get your heart rate racing again with their fast tempos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use meditative breathing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relaxing\nbreathing techniques are another great way to beat the anxiety. As your body\nflushes with adrenalin, a few slow breaths in and out can flood your system\nwith oxygen, which allows your body to break this chemical cocktail down faster\nand lets you feel calmer quicker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are just a\nfew things you can try to keep yourself calm when you visit our practice. If\nyou start to feel your nerves get the better of you then don\u2019t hesitate to let\nour team know and they will do their best to put you at ease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most of us find the visiting the dentist a fairly normal affair. We go in, sit down, talk to the team about how we\u2019re doing and then go home again. It sounds easy enough, but for some people this can still be quite a nerve-racking experience that can put them off a potentially vital check-up. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=717"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":719,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717\/revisions\/719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smilecraft.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}