{"id":1770,"date":"2012-10-03T10:16:38","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T10:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1770"},"modified":"2012-10-03T10:16:38","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T10:16:38","slug":"musical-drill-to-take-edge-off-dentist-visits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/musical-drill-to-take-edge-off-dentist-visits\/","title":{"rendered":"Musical drill to take edge off dentist visits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Going to the dentist can be a scary experience for many kids and they will often do anything to avoid taking the trip.<\/p>\n<p>However, an innovative dentist in Indonesia has come up with a solution to make children feel more at ease &ndash; a musical drill.<\/p>\n<p>Dhanni Gustiana has developed equipment that plays some of youngsters' favourite tunes in an effort to lighten the mood.<\/p>\n<p>The customised machine &ndash; which even has its own disco light &ndash; is connected to an MP3 player, which means children cannot hear the buzzing noise of the drill when it is being used.<\/p>\n<p>According to the practitioner, the drill is the main worry of many youngsters, rather than the actual process of going to the dentist.<\/p>\n<p>I'm sure this must go down a storm with any children who use this dentist, as anything that puts a bit of fun into this scary experience has to get the thumbs up!<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Mark Wilkins<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801462055-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801462055\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kids can now get dental work carried out by a musical drill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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