Dentist

One of my friends here had told me about a Dentist she had found that she was very impressed with. I haven't been to the dentist since last October and thought that if he was as good as what she said I would try him out. I have been diligent with my oral hygiene living here as I knew I might not get a chance to see a dentist but felt it was time to get my teeth cleaned. I was also very curious about what this type of experience might be like. So once the team left I had an appointment to get my teeth cleaned.

When I arrived I found a shoe rack were we could leave our shoes and put on clean Kroc's that they had lined up wait to be worn. So slipping out of my shoes and chose a nice bright green pair before going inside to let them know I had arrived. When the time for my appointment came the dentist himself was the one who came in to clean my teeth. The chair they had me sit in was nicer any I had sat in before and the room was clean and looked like any other dentist office. I explained quickly about my filled in front teeth before he started cleaning. For those who don't know I had a gap between my front two teeth and my dentist filled it in when I was 21. But because of this I also tell a new dentist or who ever is cleaning my teeth because at the top of where they started the process is a little ridge that can catch food or my dental floss. I am very faithful about making sure nothing is stuck up there and have never had a problem with it.

The dentist set to work cleaning my teeth and once he was done pulled out a little piece of metal and began working on my filled in teeth. I was very confused at what was going on as nothing that I knew of was wrong with my filling. I had images in my head of it breaking and then reminded myself of all the work he had done for my friend, which means he could easily fix it if he did any damage. He must have noticed the creased look on my face as he stopped to explain that he was filing down the ridge because it wasn't healthy for my gums. (He spoke excellent English...He is Khmer) I was astonished at the care and quick work he did. He told me it would be better in a week and sent me on my way, even sending my bill electronically to the front desk as I was walking out of the room.

It took him only 30 mins from the time I walked into the room and left to pay...which was only $15 for the cleaning and $10 to file down the ridge. The following day when I thought I would floss I realized  why he said it would be better in a week as I felt pain from the slight inflammation. Oops :) I should have listened to my new dentist!