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SolitudeIsBliss
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Well, I decided I'm going to start a journal to document my journey.
Sooooooo....there's been a little change in plan.
After not hearing back from the Dentist I had emailed a week ago, I did some further research on another Dentist I was considering seeing. To be honest, I was a little upset that I never got a phone call back from the Dentist I emailed.
I'm very impressed by this other Dentist. I've found several review sites and the comments about her are amazing. Everyone mentions how kind and caring she is. About how much they recommend her to everyone they know and that they make her their regular Dentist. A lot of these folks also comment how nervous they usually are at the dentist and how much she helped them overcome it. I've been following the Facebook page for her clinic for months and she personally responds to people's comments and comes across as very sweet and unpretentious. She also does charity dental work and visits other countries to volunteer her services. I think that's pretty cool, actually.
The other added benefit of this Dentist is that they are linked up with a dental plan I signed up for which gives decent discounts on all dental treatments. The beauty of it is I can use it in conjunction with the dental insurance I've purchased. I've been crunching the numbers on some of the basic treatments I'm likely to need and it's going to make a lot of the general dental treatments very affordable. The cost is a pretty large consideration for me because I have a feeling I'm going to need a heap of work. Any money saved means that can go to further treatment.
So here's the plan - I'm going to call them tomorrow and book in an extended consultation. Just to meet them, express my fears, ask questions and get a feel for them. Nothing else if I don't feel like it. Maybe they won't be for me, and if not, I'll have broken this spell and will be in a better position to call up some of the other places I'm interested in. I've looked at their website and they have appointments available on Friday, so hopefully I can do it then!
This past week I've made progress in terms of getting what I want to say on the phone and doing some rehearsals. A big fear about phoning was drawing a complete blank and not knowing what I was going to say. I've addressed this and it now seems a lot more achievable to phone.
In a weird way, I'm strangely excited about the idea of this despite still being incredibly freaked out and despondent about it. It's a very weird feeling. lol
Wish me luck and I'll update when I've made the booking.
Sooooooo....there's been a little change in plan.
After not hearing back from the Dentist I had emailed a week ago, I did some further research on another Dentist I was considering seeing. To be honest, I was a little upset that I never got a phone call back from the Dentist I emailed.
I'm very impressed by this other Dentist. I've found several review sites and the comments about her are amazing. Everyone mentions how kind and caring she is. About how much they recommend her to everyone they know and that they make her their regular Dentist. A lot of these folks also comment how nervous they usually are at the dentist and how much she helped them overcome it. I've been following the Facebook page for her clinic for months and she personally responds to people's comments and comes across as very sweet and unpretentious. She also does charity dental work and visits other countries to volunteer her services. I think that's pretty cool, actually.
The other added benefit of this Dentist is that they are linked up with a dental plan I signed up for which gives decent discounts on all dental treatments. The beauty of it is I can use it in conjunction with the dental insurance I've purchased. I've been crunching the numbers on some of the basic treatments I'm likely to need and it's going to make a lot of the general dental treatments very affordable. The cost is a pretty large consideration for me because I have a feeling I'm going to need a heap of work. Any money saved means that can go to further treatment.
So here's the plan - I'm going to call them tomorrow and book in an extended consultation. Just to meet them, express my fears, ask questions and get a feel for them. Nothing else if I don't feel like it. Maybe they won't be for me, and if not, I'll have broken this spell and will be in a better position to call up some of the other places I'm interested in. I've looked at their website and they have appointments available on Friday, so hopefully I can do it then!
This past week I've made progress in terms of getting what I want to say on the phone and doing some rehearsals. A big fear about phoning was drawing a complete blank and not knowing what I was going to say. I've addressed this and it now seems a lot more achievable to phone.
In a weird way, I'm strangely excited about the idea of this despite still being incredibly freaked out and despondent about it. It's a very weird feeling. lol
Wish me luck and I'll update when I've made the booking.
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