Dentist and the Dungeon

 I recently wasn't able to chew on the right side of my mouth due to a filling falling out. So being the hardcore soldier that I am I struggled with only chewing on the left side for weeks. Well enough was enough. No excuses. I have dental coverage so why don't I use it? That was a question I was asking myself daily. I finally came to the conclusion that I don't like going to the dentist. Now my dentist is 3 minutes from my house. I am so close I could hit his windows with a rock from my porch. Ok, I'm exagerrating a bit, but seriously the office is 5 minutes walking distance. What I also discovered is I have horrifying memories of my childhood at Tiskelwah Elementary. Believe it or not as a kid our dentist was in the basement of our elementary school. Oh my! Just imagine hearing your name called over the intercom to "Report to The Dentist." The dentist was in The Dungeon.!!!  So you leave the room slowly and it takes you an hour to get to the "Dungeon"  because you stopped to wave at all your friends that were in class on all three floors. So your name is called again and a search party is dispatched to find you. Yes, it took me an hour to finally get there. And you wonder why? So the next time you need to go to the dentist remember this story.

Friday I finally went for an appointment because I couldn't take the pain anymore. I hadn't been there in 3yrs after numerous calls and reminder cards for checkups. Most of us don't go to the dentist until we are in excruciating pain and I am one of the many procratinaters. When I finally went It turned out to be a very good experience. The doctor and assistant were friendly and gentle. You noticed I stressed the word Gentle. That is a key element for any dentist appointment. So in short I needed a filling replaced and this took more time because when you prolong needed work more work has to be done, but in spite the experience wasn't bad. Now, for the ear piercing drilling. I could've done without, but hey No Pain No Gain!