Dental offices
Therapy Dogs can be used to help calm patients who are afraid of the dentist. They can be used in waiting room situations or actually in the dentist chair to cuddle with a patient while having a procedure.
Therapy Dogs service people other than the handler. They are used to comfort people in stressful situations such as people in rehab centers, veterans centers, children’s hospitals, dental offices, or after disasters.
Therapy Dogs need to be trained similarly to Service Dogs. Therapy Dogs must have obedience training, Canine Good Citizen testing, and Public Access training. Therapy Dogs need respond to the stress of others with a comforting paw or head in the lap of the distressed person.
Therapy Dogs can also be used in psychiatrist and therapy offices in therapy sessions. Since patients can become emotional in sessions it can help to have a Therapy Dog to cuddle with and give comfort.