caldferno... honestly
please, get a sense of humour.

i've been relatively lucky with my teeth - the only thing that's let me down has been a few jab-happy dentists, an orthodontist who seemed to think it was ok for me to bleed profusely daily in my mouth (i had to sleep with the brace out, in case i choked on pooling blood), and an ongoing front-tooth veneer situation, still not solved fully after over 15 years as somehow the root still hasn't died.

however, my poor friend, who through her teenage years, was put through excrutating pain and lengthy procedures by an NHS dentist who has since been struck off for performing unneccessary work, would not see it the same way as me. now she has had to pay to repair everything this dentist has done, and her faith is long since lost.

you cannot piously preach that we have no right to complain, as if all dentists were as 'fine' as your tone seems to lay claim to being. maybe it is simple professional pride that is preventing you from discussing the horror stories i'm sure you and your colleagues on occasion share - all industries have cowboys, and even professionals make mistakes.

case in point: i now have a great plumber. he's a nice guy, doesn't overcharge, and i trust him.
however, my last plumber was let into my flat by the letting agent, and proceeded to spunk all over my wet knickers, just removed from the washing machine whilst i ran out to get lunch.
does this mean all plumbers are great, or evil skanky perverts?
and how come i'm laughing about it?

your argument is flawed, in that you are not taking either the minority to count, nor are you appreciating the humour in which this QOTW has been asked.

we're not stupid. we know we have to go to the dentists, to brush our teeth, to avoid eating sugary foods. but some people here have clearly been scarred, both figuratively and literally, by their dental experiences. you are not showing any respect towards them, nor the humour they find in this. this is b3ta, remember?

you should be ashamed in not taking account of those who clearly give your profession the reputation, or rather tarnish, it has. you can't have gone into your business totally unaware of this, and it seems to me your are adamant in fighting this off. well, good luck with that.

but you are blissfully unaware of one major point - you business is to stick pointy things in people's mouths. how can you fail to see the humour/horror in that? really?

sorry for rantage, but i have no qualms in discussing my own and my friends'/colleagues'/acquainances' follies and blunders. i cannot understand why anyone else here, of all places, would.
(niceandwarmandhot vive la résistance, Thu 9 Nov 2006, 13:49, Reply)