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Spike 1969
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Hello folks
Well this is my first post; it isn't really about dental phobia its more about lack of consistency, the question I want to ask all you folks is Is it unreasonable for me to expect to see the same dentist more than once?
My own story goes something like this; like many folks on here I suffered dental phobia due to a bully of a dentist I went to from age 5 till my late teens, the usual non-sympathetic, "put up and shut up, you have to take it etc." I felt like I was not in control of my treatment decisions and had to do what I was told and put up with the pain. The dentist in question was pretty awful and had bad breath himself to boot!
I then finally took the decision to take my trade elsewhere and transferred to a practice down the road where the new dentist was very skilled and understanding and never caused me any discomfort whatsoever and helped cure my apprehension and I stuck there and everything was good.
Fast forward 21 years and my dentist retired and sold his practice to what I can only describe as a businessman who owns several practices, no problem though I managed to get an excellent lady dentist who was amazing so all good then approx. 2 years ago I went in for my check up as usual to find that my wonderful dentist is no longer there and I have to see a "new dentist" no phone call to ask "do you mind if" or anything so I went in saw the new (lady) dentist who was nowhere near as good as my previous Dentist, just did not feel I could trust her, she told me I needed some minor work doing so I booked in for a small composite filling; when I went back, the second dentist had gone and has been replaced my (another) new dentist - again not so much as a "by your leave" or anything but I went in and had the work done, it was OK but I wasn't at all happy.
Bottom line is that I have now seen no less than 5 different dentists in the last 2 years and Im starting to get a little peeved Does anyone think its too much to ask to see the same dentist more than once?? They appear to have a very high turnover of staff and that isnt good for me as I like routine and don't feel comfortable even though the practice itself is very modern.
Call me picky but I do like to build up something of a rapport to allow a dentist to take some control over me when in the surgery so today I made the momentous decision to change practices; my partner has recommended her dentist as someone who is very kind, considerate and good at involving the patient and she has never seen anyone different for the last 12 years.
I think I am going to be happy with my choice but I am a little apprehensive as its a big step into the unknown but is it any more unknown than the situation I am already in now. Any comments would be most welcome.
Well this is my first post; it isn't really about dental phobia its more about lack of consistency, the question I want to ask all you folks is Is it unreasonable for me to expect to see the same dentist more than once?
My own story goes something like this; like many folks on here I suffered dental phobia due to a bully of a dentist I went to from age 5 till my late teens, the usual non-sympathetic, "put up and shut up, you have to take it etc." I felt like I was not in control of my treatment decisions and had to do what I was told and put up with the pain. The dentist in question was pretty awful and had bad breath himself to boot!
I then finally took the decision to take my trade elsewhere and transferred to a practice down the road where the new dentist was very skilled and understanding and never caused me any discomfort whatsoever and helped cure my apprehension and I stuck there and everything was good.
Fast forward 21 years and my dentist retired and sold his practice to what I can only describe as a businessman who owns several practices, no problem though I managed to get an excellent lady dentist who was amazing so all good then approx. 2 years ago I went in for my check up as usual to find that my wonderful dentist is no longer there and I have to see a "new dentist" no phone call to ask "do you mind if" or anything so I went in saw the new (lady) dentist who was nowhere near as good as my previous Dentist, just did not feel I could trust her, she told me I needed some minor work doing so I booked in for a small composite filling; when I went back, the second dentist had gone and has been replaced my (another) new dentist - again not so much as a "by your leave" or anything but I went in and had the work done, it was OK but I wasn't at all happy.
Bottom line is that I have now seen no less than 5 different dentists in the last 2 years and Im starting to get a little peeved Does anyone think its too much to ask to see the same dentist more than once?? They appear to have a very high turnover of staff and that isnt good for me as I like routine and don't feel comfortable even though the practice itself is very modern.
Call me picky but I do like to build up something of a rapport to allow a dentist to take some control over me when in the surgery so today I made the momentous decision to change practices; my partner has recommended her dentist as someone who is very kind, considerate and good at involving the patient and she has never seen anyone different for the last 12 years.
I think I am going to be happy with my choice but I am a little apprehensive as its a big step into the unknown but is it any more unknown than the situation I am already in now. Any comments would be most welcome.