When my daughter was 2 1/2 I noticed that she had some cavities. She is also afraid of the Dr, so I was like I don't want to scare her, but I knew something had to be done right away because it can affect your adult teeth in the long run.
I took her to one pediactric denist (I did not like them at ALL!) It was like East Valley Pediactric dentitry or something like that. After the exam, which I may add was even a horrible expierance for me. I found out she was going to need quite a bit of work, which they suggested IV sedation. Which I agreed with that, but not the price.
(This dentist had me sit in the chair and have her lay on my lap and she screamed and fought)
So I took her to another dentist. I found the best dentist ever, His name is Dr. Quackenbush. He does really well with children, The exam expierance was A LOT better, My daughter didn't cry once. Which is really huge because she hates strangers, men, and Drs. HE suggested the same thing IV sedation, but it was about a grand cheaper.
(this dentist had me sit in a chair, and have her on my lap facing me, then he sat in another chair and had her lay back and put her head on his knees, and we asked her to open big and we had NO problems with this)
I was nervous but when the time came, he did great. Everything was perfect, and my daughter actually talks about the dentist. She didn't find it "Scary"
Im not sure where you live but if you could travel or even if it is close (about 20 minutes away from me) I would suggest go there. The office is very kid friendly, they have a big tree house, and it is all forest themed.
He actually even told me that I could bring my son in (hes 1) when I bring my daughter in and he would give a quick look just to make sure everything was ok at no charge. How super nice!
1534 E Ray Rd Ste 121
Higley, AZ 85236
Ph: ###-###-####
I hope I helped