The Cliff Top Residence
SE England
England
Dear Mr Dentist,
Just a small query; I know that you’re just off to the Bahamas for your 2nd holiday this year, and I don’t want to hold you up.
It’s just that I wondered if all dentists ask questions when the patient’s mouth is full of several hands, a vacuum pump, a mirror, a drill and an upside down umbrella and then seem to get a tad irritated when they can’t understand the answer? I’m quite prepared to take a course on the art of ventriloquism if you think that might save me looking like a dummy and help you lower your blood pressure. In fact it might be the answer to my own little problem; that of not having anyone on the same intellectual wave-length to talk to. Except in the Blogosphere of course.
Anyway, if you could spare a moment to answer my query, I’d be very grateful – not that I’m thinking of changing dentists or anything of course. For a start I want to finish reading that interesting report in the magazine in the waiting room predicting that the relief of Mafeking is imminent.
Oh, and the answer to your question was “OW!”
Yours sincerely
Daddy Papersurfer
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(The real problem is that any one who spots you on their wavelength vacates it, toute suite, for another one. Lo,TG Ed)
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7 Comments
I have a lot of experience with dentists….and yes…they ALL ask questions when they KNOW their patients can’t possibly answer because…they really just like to hear themselves talk! Ummmm…well, at least that’s been MY experience.
Reading between the lines here – teeth hee hee
There was a dentist surgery opposite my shop in Lancing.
He was on holiday every other month!
1.Politicians
2.Lawyers
3.Dentists
eh? oh sorry, just up-dating my hit list……………….
I hope it’s a long piece of paper ……..
& why do we feel like we have inconvenienced them when we have to either swallow or die through choking to death …..
morning all …….
I’m a Dentophobic, so this post is freaking me out !!!!!
BTW, you lost the question mark, just saying………………..
They are artists that have to concentrate ….. actually just got back from the dentist – very efficient, not too chatty and CHEAP!!!!! – something must be wrong ……
Dentists are one of the few professionals that will over $1,000USD on one single tooth to save it, and tell you up front they will never guarantee you’ll keep it.
Best one I had was the last one that guaranteed they wouldn’t cause me pain any further.
The TG has just been undergoing some treatment that reflects that perfectly …….
ouch – this post reminds me of giving birth to my daughter, the doctor casually asked me if the company I worked for still flew to Amsterdam while putting his wellies on… at that point I became deliriously rude and SCREAMED my head off with a few insults thrown in – nothing personal of course!!! looking back I can see that he was only trying to create diversion – I have forgiven him since.
Well said Sylvie, I used to have a Doctor who used to give useless advice.
I am now with the wonderful Dr.Liz Evans.
Goddesses do tend to get into a bit of a state when giving birth …… it never bothered me much when I had my children – hardly felt a thing although the glares from the TG were a tad hurtful …… tee hee
When I go the dentist I say a quick hello and immediately act comatose the second I get into the chair. Does not deter him from jabbering away about his kids, scuba diving, his fear of heights, that awful rash on his hands….
Dearest So-so Artist – those rashes are always a bit of a worry aren’t they? – tee hee. My main worry is always the state of my nose …. is it clear? any klingons? are my ears up to muster?
How do I add my nonsense to FMB blog then ?
Sorry to hassle you DP, your Fracretary seems to be off-line………………………..
Send something off to Sylvie to see if it’s suitable ….. she’s quite friendly ….. for a froglet …..
I think it’s part of making the patient feel more relaxed.
It’s better than a gynecologist asking you how things are going while he’s wrist deep in your cooch.
I can only relate that to a prostate examination. The doctor was talking about his golf swing …… actually, it felt like he was practising his golf swing ……