The other day when I went to get my teeth checked and x-rayed this is the gist of the conversation I had with the dentist.
Dentist: ... so... Me:... hi Dentist: What seems to be the problem? Me: ... um, my gums hurt and I think my wisdom teeth are coming out. Dentist: Is that so. Me: ... I ... don't know. I came here to get an X-ray. Dentist: So... I guess I'll look in your mouth... and see if ... it's really your wisdom teeth coming out.
ONE CHECK UP AND ONE X-RAY LATER, I WAIT FOR THE RESULTS. (awkward silence) Me: so... uh do I have any cavities? Dentist: ... a few... small ones Me:... uh... okay? Can I get them filled now? Dentist: ... if you want... Me: okay
3 FILLED CAVITIES LATER Dentist: ... done. Me: (sitting up and looking at the picture the nurse just brought in) Is that mine? Dentist: Ya... Me:... (No idea if the picture is a good thing or a bad thing)So what happens next? Dentist: ... That's up to you Me: So you mean I have to get them extracted? Dentist: Not really. This one seems to be quite far away, you can wait. Me: ... oh... how bout the other one? Dentist: If it doesn't hurt, it's okay. Me: Right... okay? Dentist: So that's it. Me: okay... um see you...
Why do I suspect that the Dentist didn't pass medical school? Before her all the dentists I met were quite authorative. Like my orthodontist. (Your jaw is too small. your teeth are cramped. I'll extract your pre molars and close the gap. the process will take 2 to 3 years)Or the nurse in school (Open you mouth sweetie. You have a cavity and I'm going to fill it now. If you're good I'll give you a sticker)
I never actually had to ask them what was wrong or what was causing my gums to bleed. They just took a look at my teeth and told me outright. If I hadn't asked, I get the feeling that my new dentist wouldn't have told me I had cavities.
tl;dr: it's a fact now, anybody my dad thinks is awesome, is not.
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I agree with this concern. Flossing, and I mean active, really rippin'-it-through flossing, can alleviate so much. That and balls-to-the-wall original turpentine flavored Listerine.
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Dentist: ... so...
Me:... hi
Dentist: What seems to be the problem?
Me: ... um, my gums hurt and I think my wisdom teeth are coming out.
Dentist: Is that so.
Me: ... I ... don't know. I came here to get an X-ray.
Dentist: So... I guess I'll look in your mouth... and see if ... it's really your wisdom teeth coming out.
ONE CHECK UP AND ONE X-RAY LATER, I WAIT FOR THE RESULTS.
(awkward silence)
Me: so... uh do I have any cavities?
Dentist: ... a few... small ones
Me:... uh... okay? Can I get them filled now?
Dentist: ... if you want...
Me: okay
3 FILLED CAVITIES LATER
Dentist: ... done.
Me: (sitting up and looking at the picture the nurse just brought in) Is that mine?
Dentist: Ya...
Me:... (No idea if the picture is a good thing or a bad thing)So what happens next?
Dentist: ... That's up to you
Me: So you mean I have to get them extracted?
Dentist: Not really. This one seems to be quite far away, you can wait.
Me: ... oh... how bout the other one?
Dentist: If it doesn't hurt, it's okay.
Me: Right... okay?
Dentist: So that's it.
Me: okay... um see you...
Why do I suspect that the Dentist didn't pass medical school? Before her all the dentists I met were quite authorative. Like my orthodontist. (Your jaw is too small. your teeth are cramped. I'll extract your pre molars and close the gap. the process will take 2 to 3 years)Or the nurse in school (Open you mouth sweetie. You have a cavity and I'm going to fill it now. If you're good I'll give you a sticker)
I never actually had to ask them what was wrong or what was causing my gums to bleed. They just took a look at my teeth and told me outright. If I hadn't asked, I get the feeling that my new dentist wouldn't have told me I had cavities.
tl;dr: it's a fact now, anybody my dad thinks is awesome, is not.
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