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I have always gone every 6 months - even w/o insurance. For a cleaning w/o insurance it was only $65.

Every 6 months before DD. After DD, I've gone once......

I used to always go every 6 months. My insurance from my grad school sucks for dental though--they only pay for cleanings 1x/year, and only if you go to one place, where it's basically dental students practicing on you and is terrible. Like, they "find" cavities that "have" to be filled, but then when you go in they're like "oh do you know which tooth it's on?" ummm no that's your job?? And then the fillings are uneven. And insurance doesn't cover them. I haven't gone since I was pregnant, oops....I need to find a better dentist and just pay out of pocket!

Growing up, I went every six month. Once I graduated college and got a job, it took me a couple years to get back into the habit, and then my teeth were in poor shape. Now I go every 3 months, alternating between the dentist and a periodontist.

I went rarely in my older childhood years, but now I go religiously every 6 months. LO goes with me and we are seen back to back. It is very convenient!

As much as I absolutely hate the dentist, I still go every 6 months.
@Mamaof2: Wow, that's crazy. When my insurance covered only 80%, I was still paying about $60-75 each visit for a cleaning. But maybe I should have asked them not to do some things (like the $50 to scrape at my teeth with that sharp pokey thing)

I'm not covered 100% though so I never have to pay anymore.

I go twice a year. This is what my dentist said: Being pregnant actually means you should absolutely go at least once and get a cleaning. Pregnancy is hard on your teeth. Skip the X-rays obviously.

I hate going to the dentist too but a good hygienist makes it so much more tolerable!

Ughh, I hate, hate, hate the dentist. When I was younger we went every 6 months plus had braces so that was added in too. I think that I grew to have a huge aversion to dentist during that time. I continued to go throughout college but after graduation and getting out on my own I started only going 1 every year or every other year. Then I took a LONG break, terrible I know but I just can't stomach it. DH is really good about going every six months and gets on me. Last time I went was Dec 2014 so I am def due again. Prior to Dec 2014 it had probably been 3-4 years, no cavities though!

And we do have dental insurance.

@Finfan: Yes, exactly! Most dental insurance will pay for an extra cleaning during pregnancy!