Smiles Dental

I hate going to see the dentist. There. I said. I’ve always been really anxious when it comes to making a dentist appointment. Which is exactly why I’ve been forever putting off getting a check up. That was until my husband and I finally decided… oookkkk… I guess we better go in and just get it over with.
I picked this place mainly because it was convenient location for me. And it had fairly decent ratings from what I’d read. I called up to make an appointment for husband and I, and they were really flexible and accommodating when it came to working around our schedules.
I arrived, filled out my paper work, and then waited… dun dun dun… Ah the anxiety of waiting for the dentist! However, i was promptly greeted by Dr. Deborah Gray. She was super nice, and did a fantastic job of explaining everything as she went and keeping me relaxed and calm. I
It turns out I had to make another appointment to come back and having an old filling replaced. Dr. Gray knew I was not a huge fan of needles, but again, she did a great job of keeping me calm when it came to injecting the local anaesthetic. I was in and out in 30 minutes, and everything turned out great. It turned out so great that I actually made another appointment for 6 months from now… what?! Who am I becoming? I don’t know… I wouldn’t say i’m EXCITED to go back, but definitely not as anxious as I was before.

2am and I shift in my sleep, not comfortable.
2:30am and I’m in the kitchen, tearing the medicine box apart looking for pain killers. Instead of concentrating on the job at hand I’m trying to remember the words to that poem from my youth «oh I wish I’d looked after my teeth…»
My entire head felt like a huge spot about to burst and the tip… the white bit that does the nasty exploding bit was somewhere on the bottom left of my jaw. women might tell you that childbirth is a painful thing but to them I say, pashaw! …and also, ouch.
So, a long overdue appointment was applied for on the
website… I heard nothing from them after 2 hours (not being overly patient) I called and no, they hadn’t received my application. I made an appointment over the phone for the next day.
I suspected I had a long list of ailments so asked for them to do an exam and work up a plan (which I shall be taking to the VHI dental people!).
Yup… the list was loooong, including 2 root canals, lots of fun ahead but having met the dentist and gone through the 1^st exam and treatment I am happy that (wait for it…)
…that I’ll be smiling in the end
crap… did I really go for the cheap pun at the end?, yes, yes I did.
Oh, I wish I’d looked after me teeth,
And spotted the dangers beneath
All the toffees I chewed,
And the sweet sticky food.
Oh, I wish I’d looked after me teeth.
Pam Ayres