I go to a yuppy dentist where giant flat screen televisions descend from the ceiling to land right in front of your face once in the chair. However, I still find going there permanently at the bottom of my "to-do" list. Apart from the obvious reason of being time-poor, here's why no-one goes to the dentist as regularly as they should.
1. The Knowledge- who really wants to know how bad their teeth really are? I find if the tooth hurts, the truth hurts more.
2. The Guilt - You should've gone sooner, cleaned better, flossed deeper, eaten more apples, less sugar, etc. You suddenly feel as though you are in Confession...and you're not even Catholic.
3. The Awkward Conversation - It may be hard to rap when you're born with a stutter but it's even harder to talk with a mouth full of dental instruments. Wearing those giant glasses and having drool flowing out of your numb mouth doesn't help communication either.
4. The Pain- From the needle in the gums to when they hit a nerve, let's face it, none of it tickles. The sound of that drill stops my heart. That zzzzzeeer ...zzzzzeeerrrrr.... zzzzeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...
5. The Cost - When you've finally saved a couple of grand you don't want to blow it on all of the above. And what you get back from your private health insurance barely covers the petrol.
Dang, I better go make my appointment.
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