Little Rehearsal
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A brave visit reward chart for the dentist
Six small steps, a circle beside each, and a page of stickers to cut out. A star for everything your child tried.
Free PDF, 2 pages, US Letter (it also fits A4). No sign-up.
What’s inside
A chart with six steps of a visit, from saying hello to rinsing, and a second page with twelve stickers to cut out and glue on.
The chart 
Stickers to cut out
How to use it
- Praise the trying.A child who sat in the chair and opened wide did something hard, even if the visit stopped there. Give the star.
- Show it before, fill it after.Look at the steps together the day before. Fill the circles on the way home, while it is fresh.
- Let your child place the stickers.Choosing and sticking is part of the reward.
- Bring it back next time.A chart from a visit that went fine is the best preparation for the next one.
The same visit, as a game
At Wren Creek, our pretend clinic, a child says hello, packs a kit and tries the mirror, the polisher and the air on Pip. It runs in the browser on a phone. Nothing to install and no sign-up.
Play the visitRun a dental practice?
A chart handed over at the front desk gives a child something to aim for before they reach the chair.
Get this story with your practice’s name on it, free. Or see your own rooms turned into a game that families play before the visit.
More free printables
- First dental visit social story
- What happens at the dentist: picture cards
- Dentist coloring pages
- Elsewhere, and also free: the Autism Speaks dental tool kit and the University of Iowa’s picture schedule for a dental visit, which you fill with photos of your own office.