Why does everyone hate dentists?

I find their movie chat relaxing...

Dentist. Did you see that movie yesterday night?

Nurse: Yes it was good, and reminded me of Fargo.

Me: [Gurgle splutter]

Dentist: Yes Jon, I liked him in Fargo too, but I preferred him in 28 days.


Do they teach this stuff at dental college? And so far as I know neither of them has a Leica nor an interest in photography beyond X raying my teeth.
 
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I hate the stupid xrays. I can thold those freakin things in my mouth long er than a half second with gagging and feeling like about to upchuck all over the place. Sorry for the visuals.
Otherwise I dont mind the dentist.
 
mc_vancouver said:
I wish the hygenist wouldn't lecture me every damn time she's cleaning my teeth on how to properly clean my god damn teeth.....I don't hate hygenists either, but I wish they'd just do the job and get off my back.
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...I think, she is doing her job🙂
 
I don't hate them.
I have an old friend whos father was our "family dentist" (the son was my classmate) and now him himself is also a dentist.
Last time i visited him(for dental reasons), we had a great time in their home cabinet. It was 10 in the evening. He was in his final year of study at the dental care faculty and was glad he could practice on me. At some point he broke a long drillhead inside a root canal of mine. No it wasn't pleasant but it was funny like hell. He went up for assistance from his father. The guy came down and apologized for smelling a bit like wine - they had some guests.
Then they discussed in half latin for a few minutes and then decided to put the cement on the drill in my root canal, so i will have a very strong filling. Iron strengthened. And i also would have a radio receiver in my mouth.
When i started to worry they said it was just a joke and fished out the drillhead from the canal.

Some dentists are fun.

However, once i visited a cheap student cabinet, also for root canal problems. The "lady" (a sadistic beast) decided I am man enough and I don't need any anesthesy for such an easy quick operation as killing the nerve in there.
Fourty minutes later i decided that not all dentists are fun and being "loyal" to someone you know might be a good idea, even if it involves 500 kilometers.
 
RayPA said:
IIRC, many years ago dentists topped the list of professions/professionals with the highest suicide rate. Gosh, I wonder why?

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they eventually absorb enough mercury to start the DTs, that makes it difficult to take a decent photo with a Rolleiflex, that makes them depressed……..sad really, we should have more compassion I suppose.
 
Of course it is not the dentists that are hated, it is the experience of going to a dentist that many hate.

And Mango, now I know you are weird! 🙂
 
dmr said:
Actually, I'm not afraid of flying or afraid of heights, I'm afraid of falling or crashing.
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Once i was flying from Denver to Cincinnati. There were "isolated thunderstorms" around Kansas City.
Somewhere between 300 and 3000 meters I realized then how much shaking and rattling an airplane can take, and how flexible the wings are. And also, how nice the atmosphere above western and central Europe is 😱
 
They drill holes IN YOUR MOUTH ! They went through years of dedicated study JUST TO BE ALLOWED TO DO THAT !


How is that not scary ?
 
Weird question for this forum, but hey, whatever

I like dentists, but growing up I hated them so much that there was a 25 yr gap before I went back
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! Our family dentist was a sadist!

In the last 6 years I've been going to a local dental school (Dalhousie School of Dentistry, Halifax, Canada) to get my teeth looked after, and have had nothing but positive experiences and my teeth have had a new lease on life since visiting.

It wouldn't inspire much confidence for most people, if your dentist is a first year dental student coming at you with a drill, but I've had 15 fillings and all my wisdom teeth extracted by dental students. At least two students pulled there their first tooth from me!

Also the price was half to a third what I would pay a pro to do it and most of the students were attractive young women who would gather around 2 or 3 at a time to watch. I have since always looked forward to going to the dentist.😀
 
It's not that I hate dentists, I quite like turning up, them telling me my teeth are fine, and me not going back for another year.

Problem is I've avoided them for about 2 1/2 years now. I think they'll refuse to see me if they saw the amount of metal in my mouth! (check the body-mod thread; 5 tongue bars, and a lip labret)
 
I suggest you go once, have all your teeth out and just live on soup or alternatively wear dentures which you can send in when you need treatment 🙂
 
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