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A_RV
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Hi, this is a mixture of an introduction, a vent and an ask for advice on what to expect next...
I avoid dentists at all cost and am debating whether I am phobic or anxious. I go periods of 5-8 years between visits and only go if something awful happens to my teeth.
I need a crown replaced, I went to a dentist 8 weeks ago after the crown fell out and disclosed that I suffer from depression, severe anxiety/anxiety attacks and social phobia, and am on medication for this. She made me feel uneasy from the start and screamed at me throughout my appointments, went into graphic surgical detail on cutting gums away etc... and shouted at me for hyperventilating! Going as far to say "I will hurt you more if you don't stop" She left blood soaked cotton balls on the tray for long periods of time while she was doing her procedures and this freaked me out so much! I asked if it would work and she shouted at me for not understanding her prognosis that it would last 5 years, I said "but you said it might not work at all!" She laughed at me and said "it has worked"
The treatment failed and she has left what looks like a tictac in my mouth (false filling material over the post!) She did not let me see what a mess she had left. When she told me it failed I started crying, she screamed at me saying theres no need to act like this, and informing me I needed another local anaesthetic which terrifies me, when I started getting upset again she shouted "I have other patients, stop crying or I will send you home!"
I saw the mess she left and phoned the practise, I spoke to the nurse (who was lovely) but she said the dentist could not do any more for me, unless I went private and opted for implants or a bridge in which case I would need dentures for 3 months! (I am 27!) I asked the receptionist for a 2nd opinion and she referred me to a man in the practise.
I saw him yesterday and he is lovely I had to bring my mum in with me because I was so nervous, he shook my hand and made a joke on how sweaty it was! Reassured me there was no way he was going to let me go without a tooth and told me he was going to perform a crown lengthening procedure. I've looked into this and I am terrified! I like this man, he makes me feel easy but I have lost a lot of trust in dentists! I've gone through un necessary pain because of this other butcher!
While I was in the waiting room, I was asked by the receptionist if I wanted to see the practise manager to make a complaint, I am scared that this will hinder my treatment with the new dentist. I also do not know if this will drag out what has happened to me.
This new dentist was so reassuring and so lovely, but I am so scared that I will be TOO nervous for him! He seems to be a good choice for nervous patients but I'm scared that my teeth are in such bad condition at the back (my smile gives the impression of a healthy mouth!) I don't want to be shouted at again
I avoid dentists at all cost and am debating whether I am phobic or anxious. I go periods of 5-8 years between visits and only go if something awful happens to my teeth.
I need a crown replaced, I went to a dentist 8 weeks ago after the crown fell out and disclosed that I suffer from depression, severe anxiety/anxiety attacks and social phobia, and am on medication for this. She made me feel uneasy from the start and screamed at me throughout my appointments, went into graphic surgical detail on cutting gums away etc... and shouted at me for hyperventilating! Going as far to say "I will hurt you more if you don't stop" She left blood soaked cotton balls on the tray for long periods of time while she was doing her procedures and this freaked me out so much! I asked if it would work and she shouted at me for not understanding her prognosis that it would last 5 years, I said "but you said it might not work at all!" She laughed at me and said "it has worked"
The treatment failed and she has left what looks like a tictac in my mouth (false filling material over the post!) She did not let me see what a mess she had left. When she told me it failed I started crying, she screamed at me saying theres no need to act like this, and informing me I needed another local anaesthetic which terrifies me, when I started getting upset again she shouted "I have other patients, stop crying or I will send you home!"
I saw the mess she left and phoned the practise, I spoke to the nurse (who was lovely) but she said the dentist could not do any more for me, unless I went private and opted for implants or a bridge in which case I would need dentures for 3 months! (I am 27!) I asked the receptionist for a 2nd opinion and she referred me to a man in the practise.
I saw him yesterday and he is lovely I had to bring my mum in with me because I was so nervous, he shook my hand and made a joke on how sweaty it was! Reassured me there was no way he was going to let me go without a tooth and told me he was going to perform a crown lengthening procedure. I've looked into this and I am terrified! I like this man, he makes me feel easy but I have lost a lot of trust in dentists! I've gone through un necessary pain because of this other butcher!
While I was in the waiting room, I was asked by the receptionist if I wanted to see the practise manager to make a complaint, I am scared that this will hinder my treatment with the new dentist. I also do not know if this will drag out what has happened to me.
This new dentist was so reassuring and so lovely, but I am so scared that I will be TOO nervous for him! He seems to be a good choice for nervous patients but I'm scared that my teeth are in such bad condition at the back (my smile gives the impression of a healthy mouth!) I don't want to be shouted at again
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