My 12 year old son don’t want to go to the dentist

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So basically he needs to go to the dentist because he has ood shaped tooth and it has cracked so he needs it gone he doesn’t want the pain

It's basic healthcare....No one enjoys going to the dentist. What in particular is bothering him?

So? He doesnt have a choice.

does he go every 6 months?

This. Remember who is the parent here. If you don't take him its neglect.

My son refused to go to the dentist. He has learning difficulties and is physically disabled and hates anything in his mouth. At the grand old age of 49, his teeth 🦷 are dreadful and now needs root canal and extractions under GA.

Well, he doesn't get a choice. Just put him in the car and take him. Noone likes going to the dentist, do they?

Keep the dentist in the loop. Mine hates the dentist (15), I can’t physically manhandle her in to the dentist so she missed her last annual check up because she bolted en route.
without further ado the dentist deregistered her and now she has no nhs dentist. They simply will not engage with me regardless of the circumstances , and finding an nhs dentist here is like gold dust.
To add, there was no warning of this, no message to reschedule and I did attend the appointment with my other children but apparently that’s their policy.

Because you're the parent, you have control over a lot of things that he DOES want.
"Mum, what's the wifi password", "I'll give it to you tomorrow after you have been to the dentist". "Mum, my phone isn't working," "I know. I decided to stop paying for it because you haven't been to the dentist". "Mum, there's no snacks. That's right. Until you've been to the dentist, it's just apples and rice cakes for snacks"
He's 12. Every single thing he has/does, is facilitated by you. The power is yours.

I know someone who has never been to the dentist at all and they are 32.