Like probably about eighty percent of the country (if not the world) I hate going to the dentist. I can say this because I will fully admit that the things that I hate them doing to me and my mouth are usually the direct result of things that I have done or neglected to do to my mouth (although you have to admit that me having five wisdom teeth is clearly not my fault...I think God just thought he was being funny when he did that to me and my sister). But something like not flossing until I have some painful remnant of food taking up residence between two of my teeth is obviously no fault of the dentist.
Speaking of the dentist himself, who on earth chooses that as a career? Who chooses to spend their lives sticking their fingers in other people's mouths? There are few things grosser that I can think of doing everyday of forever. Yuck. It must be the money. Dentistry is a $50 billion dollars a year industry. (By the way, Hair Care is a $100 billion dollars a year industry...boy did I choose the right profession!)
So anyways, do you know what part of goig to the dentist I hate the most? It's sitting in that chair for heaven knows how long with my mouth open so long that my jaw muscles seize up and lactic acid builds up and makes my face start to twitch uncontrollably. Closely followed by the way your mouth feels like it's filled with sand after they finish polishing your teeth no matter how well they rinse. Next would be the way they try to flavor the polishing stuff or the flouride but it still tastes like crap. Yeah...
The reason why all of this is coming up now is that I went to the dentist this week and boy was it fun (please note sarcastic tone). Again, not the dentist's fault - it was all stuff that needed to be done. Still, I think the reason why people hate the dentist so much is because there's no instant gratification. The hair care industry does so well because you sit in your stylist's chair for an hour and BOOM! You're a whole new person! Sit in your dentist's chair for an hour and you leave with a mouth full of sand and an aching jaw. Just sayin. That's my philosophy for the day.
I think dentists do it because they enjoy making healthy smiles. They know the people hate it, but they're still happy that the person's cavities is taken care of and their teeth wont be rotten and nasty for the next few months.
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I acutally like going to the dentist. My teeth always feel cleaner then I can ever get them to be. I only hate it when I have to be numbed, it's no fun having your drink spilling out of your mouth.
This statement made me laugh "There are few things grosser that I can think of doing everyday of forever." My husband picks up bodies and embalms bodies for a living. Sometimes they've been rotting for several months. THAT is nastier then sticking your fingers in peoples mouths. I guarantee it. Luckily he only came home once with guts on his sleeves. Sadly he doesn't get paid as much as a dentist, but he loves it.
oh my gosh!!!! k, so notice how i said there are FEW things grosser? ew, ew, ew!!!!!!!! I like watching csi, but the real thing is just wrong! how is even once lucky? if someone came home with guts on their sleeves, the shirt would be tossed...followed by the person. lol, jk! love conquers all i guess, right?
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