B
Buell
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As Ive mentioned before.. my fiance works in a dental office and today she told me about a patient that was supposed to come in.
the patient had previous been in for an exam ... they found that every tooth but the bottom front 4 had cavities .. and im not talking small ones either
thats 24 cavities ...
guess how old this person was ??
17 -- yep .. just 17 years old.
what makes the situation worse - the kid was supposed to come in today to start the fillings and his parents decided to call up and cancel.
this saddens me greatly because it reminds me of the days when I was younger and my parents would never take us to the dentist .. we never stood a chance ... and when I was old enough to take myself .. the shame and embarassment was so great that I couldnt do it.
this brings up a good question
How do the people on here with children handle the dentist as far as the kids go .. I know that we are all here for a reason and a good bit.. if not most are terrified of the dentist... do you guys still take your kids or is the fear so great that you can't even take them ?
in my situation .. thankfully my fiance took my son ... so that got me off the hook but without her .. im not sure I would have been able to do it .. there would be no way i could even talk to the front desk person with my mouth the way it was ...
now? ... we schedule our cleanings together (hes 10)
I'd be curious to hear your responses
the patient had previous been in for an exam ... they found that every tooth but the bottom front 4 had cavities .. and im not talking small ones either
thats 24 cavities ...
guess how old this person was ??
17 -- yep .. just 17 years old.
what makes the situation worse - the kid was supposed to come in today to start the fillings and his parents decided to call up and cancel.
this saddens me greatly because it reminds me of the days when I was younger and my parents would never take us to the dentist .. we never stood a chance ... and when I was old enough to take myself .. the shame and embarassment was so great that I couldnt do it.
this brings up a good question
How do the people on here with children handle the dentist as far as the kids go .. I know that we are all here for a reason and a good bit.. if not most are terrified of the dentist... do you guys still take your kids or is the fear so great that you can't even take them ?
in my situation .. thankfully my fiance took my son ... so that got me off the hook but without her .. im not sure I would have been able to do it .. there would be no way i could even talk to the front desk person with my mouth the way it was ...
now? ... we schedule our cleanings together (hes 10)
I'd be curious to hear your responses