The Dental Experience revisited

That’s so funny. Never thought I’d use that phrase like that, but how can I express the situation I have put myself in?
Following on from an earlier blog about my dentophobia, I have discovered that true to the laws of the professional industry, that there are mediocre professionals and there is “greatness”.
If one doesn’t explore the choices, then what one knows as “great” was in actual fact only “mediocre”. And until you come across the definitive professional, you will always live for “mediocre”.

In my case, the dentist whom I have entrusted my very first visitation in some many many years, initially “great”. “Great” until I happened to chance upon another dental clinic. Actually, it was an appointment made by chance. My wife decided that she didn’t need the slot and we had to go anyway, for the sake of my younger daughter. So, I took the appointment, seeing how I kept missing the other one.

The amazing point here is Technology. And if made available to the right professional, wonderful things can happen.
So this latest visit to a ‘new’ dentist was an eye opener.

3 things stood out. First, the people and the level of service. They really made little Megan feel comfortable. Second, NO PAIN! Yes! For the first time in any dental visit, an anesthetic jab was given without any hint of pain. That, to me was amazing. And thirdly, the use of lasers for dental surgery. That was the technology bit. And oh, the service… they actually called the day after the surgery to see if I was OK. That was a surprise.

~ by macrocosm on April 19, 2007.