[C. Edmund Wright]

Without knowing the details, I think a knee jerk reaction to the procedure is maybe...and I emphasize MAYBE - not proper. A 5 year old is very likely to make a sudden movement that will cause her significant damage while the dentist is inside her mouth.

Having said that, I think the parent should indeed be in the room. That’s my main issue off the top.

[ameribbean expat]

Geez...bike helmets, strapping kids into dentist chairs, medicating them so they sit still in class...

I have no idea how several millennia of humans made it to adulthood...

When the father beats the hell out of the dentist, I hope they don’t file charges.

[needmorePaine]

Having said that, I think the parent should indeed be in the room. That’s my main issue off the top.

It seems to be a standard policy with many dentists that parents cannot accompany children. I assume the reasoning is that parents would be a distraction and/or simply be in the way, especially if it is a busy office.