Here is how it starts:
“No offense, Doc, but I hate the dentist.”
Imagine if you were a dentist and heard this comment!
I try to think mercifully when I hear this comment and understand the point of view of the person saying it.
Generally, jokingly, I will make sure I know what their profession is and then I will say, “Well, you know, I’ve always hated bar owners,” or “I’ve always hated plumbers,” or “I’ve always hated administrative assistants,” or something else just to get the joke across. Usually people get the point right away.
When people say, “No offense, Doc, I hate the dentist,” they’re really saying, “Hey, I’ve had a bad experience in the past, I don’t like being here because of it.”
We understand that, and we work to make sure that that experience doesn’t replicate itself for you.
Dentistry no longer has to mean difficulty and challenge. It no longer has to be a dread. No, dentistry doesn’t have to be that way at all.
If you still feel like you hate the dentist, you’ve been seeing the wrong dentist. The new technology and techniques that we have available will make you see dentistry in a whole new way.
