Dentists...

Guerrilla · 20 Jun 2013 at 09:40

My current dentist is great, she is really nice and professional and the usual dental nurse/assistant is possibly the nicest person I have ever met.

When I was a kid however my dentist was this really tall, thin bloke who used to wear little round glasses and had a really deep voice, I was petrified of him. I also had a problem with overcrowding of teeth so every time I went i used to have to get teeth removed and he insisted on using the gas... Many hazy memories of coming too throwing up in a little dish with gauze stuffed in my bloody mouth.

wingman · 20 Jun 2013 at 10:17

Guerrilla said:
When I was a kid however my dentist was this really tall, thin bloke who used to wear little round glasses and had a really deep voice, I was petrified of him.

Sounds like the archetype evil dentist!

=XDC=FluphyBunny · 20 Jun 2013 at 11:24

snitcher said:
good dentists are a rarity these days.

I have a dentist 2 minutes walk from my house, instead I drive 12 miles into Durham. He was in my local surgery but when he moved I followed as he's excellent.

Guerrilla · 20 Jun 2013 at 11:27

wingman said:
Sounds like the archetype evil dentist!

Yea he kind of was, as a kid you are instantly scared because he looks like the baddie from a film

Gooner Leroy · 20 Jun 2013 at 11:29

Guerrilla said:
When I was a kid however my dentist was this really tall, thin bloke who used to wear little round glasses and had a really deep voice, I was petrified of him.

My dentist which I used to go see when i was a youth fits this description but instead of having a deep voice, he had a really camp voice. He used to scare the bejesus out of me!

I've just come back from the dentist, the first time I've been for 9 years

but only need 1 filling and a bit of a clean.

G|mp · 20 Jun 2013 at 11:31

I don't hate dentisits per say, I just hate bad dentists.

I went for a filling about a year ago and my dentist cracked my tooth he was filling, you could feel that there was a crack down the side of the tooth, roll on 6 months later and the entire side of my tooth came away and keft all the nerves exposed :eek:

Went back to the dentist for him to tell me they will have to remove the tooth and charge me £75 for the privelage!

hargi · 20 Jun 2013 at 11:39

XDC you must be near me. Just phoned the one my wife uses but there not taking new patients :-(

Devrij · 20 Jun 2013 at 13:35

I used to have a great dentist in the states, but when I went to an NHS dentist over here he caused me so much pain just cleaning my teeth that I haven't gone for a checkup in 2 years. I keep meaning to, but the memory of that guy just puts me off.

So yeah, I feel ya OP. One thing that has helped my dental health massively was picking up an electric toothbrush. Highly recommend it if you haven't got one.