May. 26, 2006 - Smile!
I'll admit that our orthdontist and I got off on the wrong foot. DD was about 6 when she first saw him and he asked what the capital of NC was. She was already nervous and besides, had not learned this yet. He snorted "I don't know what the schools are teaching kids these days." I glared at him and said "You might not want to insult her teacher, as she's homeschooled." He backpedaled rapidly and started going on about how great that was, but I've never liked him since.
Every visit I liked him even less. I thought he was very good at his job, I was impressed with his knowledge, but I couldn't stand him personally. I listened to him ramble self importantly to a parent for 15 minutes about how to deal with potential bear attacks at Yellowstone while there were other patients waiting. But the hygenists were soooo nice and we only had to see him briefly each visit. But we are done with this guy now.
The kids went in for their cleaning a few weeks ago and the man hit them. Both of them. Okay, it was playfully done, but still. Both kids were laying out on the chair and first he goes to DD and whaps her on the head with her Xray folder. After her exam, he goes to DS and socks him in the shoulder. I didn't bother to say "Please don't whap or sock my kids." because I knew at that moment we were done with him.
I decided before I put the kids with a dentist, I would try the place first So, after 5 years, I finally went to the dentist. (At 8 freakin' a.m. Egads.) I don't really know why I put it off for so long. No good excuse, I suppose, I just don't like the dentist. It's hard enough to find time and child care for things like hair appointments and biopsies, I'm supposed to do my teeth twice a year too? I've only had one cavity in my life, but I've had some horrendous wisdom tooth issues. I was having a little bit of a tooth ache and I starting thinking about things like root canals and how on NYPD Blue, Jimmy Smits got some kind of heart infection from dental work and got a heart transplant and then he died anyway and I never liked the show that much since then and ignoring tooth aches doesn't really make them go away.
I do not know how people work as dental assistants. That scraping. That noise. Saliva. Breath. The gunk. That scraping. I would rather clean roadkill off of the highway than be a dental hygenist. That gal I had obviously was working out some latent hostility on my teeth, she was a maniac.
But hey! No cavities! I got the requisite flossing lecture that I will disregard. I hate flossing. I do it once or twice a week, but usually only because I ate ribs or strawberries or something. I nearly flew out of the chair and bolted for the parking lot while she was scraping and cleaning and I'll tell you, I did not smack her when she chirped "Well, if you don't come for 5 years, you have a lot of build up!"
I got a new toothbrush and another appointment. I used my front teeth to pull a staple out of a publication in 1993 and got a tiny chip. It's gotten bigger and the bottom of my front tooth is kind of U shaped now. They are going to put some dental Play Dough on there and even all the front teeth out. My first question was, "How much?" 'Cause one look at DD's mouth tells me that I am going to need a big budget for dental care and a chipped tooth for me is loooow on the list. Anyway she told me it would be $848. Hahahahahaha! Yeah, right. But Go Army, we have insurance and I'll only pay $78 and hopefully not look like Bugs Bunny.
I'm 35, why do I still want to tell my mom that I have no cavities?
Comments
May. 27, 2006 - I'm with you.
Posted by SlackerMom
I ditched a dentist last year because he was telling me (in a loud, hostile voice) how to comfort my child (whom he'd scared to death over the course of several visits). I allowed him to fill the cavity, left, and never came back. GRRRRR!
May. 30, 2006 - Survey of homeschooling parents.
Posted by David Boskovic
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Jun. 3, 2006 - oh my...
Posted by mom2chris
Years ago, and I mean like 1960's, my mother took my older sister to a crazy dentist. My sister was young and very scared, and the dentist slapped her in the face to calm her down. Can you believe it? Now he would end up in prison, but back then it seemed like people got away with that stuff. Glad your visit is over! :)
