i am horrified of going to the dentist so last time my husband went for a teeth clean i was working so he took our ds with him. he was about 3 at the time. the dentist put him up the chair and had a look at his teeth then gave him lots of stickers and a new toothbrush. he made it so casual for him that ...thank god he is nowhere near as scared as me! he told us to take him back around the age of 4 for a checkup.