Due to children’s sensitivity, maximum precautions must be taken for the first examination ; bad memories can be remembered during an entire life time, disrupting any ulterior treatments.
The practioner must be careful when communicating with a child, much more than with adults, especially during the first examinations. It is advisable to have a pleasant behaviour and a casual expression instead of using technical words that would not be properly understood by children. It is only through mutual trust that a treatment can be conducted in a satisactory way.