Tools

Below you will find all of the information from this website, broken into categories as well as quick information that you can take and apply.

Feel free to click on the other categories....

Seeing the whole person

Better understanding of Trauma

Working with children and families

Take the Time to Reset Yourself

Take the Time to Reset Yourself

Ear Buds

Ear Buds

Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy

Weight Blanket

Weight Blanket

Stress Balls

Stress Balls

Wiggling Toes

Wiggling Toes

Counting Down From 100 By 7

Counting Down From 100 By 7

Counting Breaths up to 10

Counting Breaths up to 10

Following Breath

Following Breath

Imagining biting into something

Imagining biting into something

Easiest Breath

Easiest Breath

Pick a Topic

Pick a Topic

Ask them what you can do…

Ask them what you can do…

Non-verbal cues

Non-verbal cues

Allow them to feel seen from first point of contact

Allow them to feel seen from first point of contact

Be curious about their overall dental experience

Be curious about their overall dental experience

Collaborative & non-judgmental

Collaborative & non-judgmental

take the time to build a relationship

take the time to build a relationship

Connect with both child and parent

Connect with both child and parent

Explain the process

Explain the process

provide choices

provide choices

Curiosity

Curiosity

Notice them & inform them

Notice them & inform them

Take extra breaks

Take extra breaks

Develop a non-verbal communication code

Develop a non-verbal communication code

Allow for questions

Allow for questions

An orientation with no work done

An orientation with no work done

An introduction protocol

An introduction protocol

Notifying patient when there is a change of Dental Professional

Notifying patient when there is a change of Dental Professional

Be curious when “previous Anxiety” is listed

Be curious when “previous Anxiety” is listed

Provide choice and options

Provide choice and options

Ask for extra information upfront

Ask for extra information upfront

Taking the pulse

Taking the pulse

Starting at Reception

Starting at Reception

A conversation first

A conversation first

Remind them: anxiety is normal

Remind them: anxiety is normal

Remind them of tools to reduce anxiety

Remind them of tools to reduce anxiety

Regulate yourself

Regulate yourself

Do not assess or assume

Do not assess or assume

Be aware of what triggers you

Be aware of what triggers you

Trauma-informed practice

Trauma-informed practice

Lying down – a vulnerable position

Lying down – a vulnerable position

Any dental experience can be traumatic

Any dental experience can be traumatic

The nervous system

The nervous system

Offer a pillow

Offer a pillow

The office environment

The office environment

The importance of your Reception team

The importance of your Reception team

A regular Treatment Room

A regular Treatment Room

Approach without judgement

Approach without judgement

Body Sensation of Support

Body Sensation of Support

Greet every patient

Greet every patient

Offer a mirror

Offer a mirror

The brain in survival mode

The brain in survival mode

The Trauma-Response

The Trauma-Response

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This website is a collaborative project that is currently in BETA and will evolve over time. We request input from the public and practitioners about how this site can be improved. If you have feedback, suggestions, or extra tools that you think would be of value, please take a moment to send us a note. Your opinion and experience matters, and will help us shape this into a valuable resource for both practitioners and the public.