Important Tips to Help Your Child Overcome Their Fear of The Dentist My Baba 26 November, 2018 Expert, Kids, Parenting If you think about it, there’s no natural, genetically-triggered reason for a child to be wary of the dentist’s chair. They would certainly be cautious in a new environment, as all children tend to be. But an outright phobia? That’s not a natural response to negligible threat.