{"id":1322,"date":"2012-06-21T03:00:23","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T10:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atriumfamilydental.com\/?p=664"},"modified":"2018-11-12T22:50:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T22:50:26","slug":"dont-fear-the-dentist-were-on-your-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/21\/dont-fear-the-dentist-were-on-your-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Fear the Dentist! We&#8217;re on Your Team!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here at Atrium Family Dental, we understand that our New Lenox dental patients may suffer from dental anxiety and therefore can be extremely\u00a0reluctant\u00a0to contact us and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/contact-us.html\">book an appointment<\/a>. Research has identified the\u00a0<strong>Top 3<\/strong>\u00a0anxiety-causing reasons about dental visits &#8211; and here&#8217;s what we&#8217;re doing to make your every visit to our New Lenox dental clinic something to look forward to!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pain<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fear of pain is completely natural and the oral health care experts at Atrium Family Dental understand that anxiety associated with needles and the idea of pain\/discomfort in the mouth can convince patients they&#8217;re better off suffering from oral health care issues than coming to the dentist. However, we want to set the record straight. Most dental procedures are currently\u00a0<strong>pain-free.\u00a0<\/strong>If you require sedation and dislike needles, we&#8217;ll offer you alternative options or conceal the needle if necessary.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Embarrassment\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>90%of patients in one recent study reported that\u00a0embarrassment\u00a0is the no. 1 reason why they don&#8217;t visit the dentist. If you&#8217;re worried that you&#8217;ve neglected your teeth and your oral health care, come in for an appointment and learn about your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/our-services.html\">oral health care options<\/a> at our New Lenox dental clinic. We&#8217;re here to help and we promise we won&#8217;t lecture you! After all, we&#8217;re your oral health care partner and your oral health is just as important to us as it is to you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Control\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t like feeling like you have no control over what happens in the dentist chair, come to Atrium Family Dental, your New Lenox dentist, for a dental experience like no other. We promise to do our best to communicate with you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/technology.html\">both online and offline<\/a>. We&#8217;ll work out a system that allows you to alert us to any trouble or discomfort during a procedure.<\/p>\n<p>At Atrium Family Dental, our goal is to give you the\u00a0<strong>best dental experience<\/strong>\u00a0possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/contact-us.html\">Contact us today<\/a> and find out why we should be your New Lenox dentist choice for oral health care.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/\">Subscribe to the Atrium Family Dental Blog<\/a> for more secrets straight from your dentist. We\u2019re social, too! 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