Life’s Lessons

I was seven then and in my first grade. The municipal dentist and her team went to the school as part of their “community” work for a free cleaning and simple tooth extraction to the students. Before that time, I have never been to the dentist. I lost my baby teeth naturally and just by hearing the word “dentist” gives me a shiver. I am really afraid of the dentist. I don’t know how I developed that phobia. So anyway, it should be our class’ turn to be checked by the dentist. I excused myself from the class adviser because I have to go to my mom (who is a teacher in that same school). When the teacher said “Okay, you may go”, I was relieved. Immediately I rushed to my mother’s classroom. She was surprised to see me inside her classroom and asked me what’s wrong. Before I could open my mouth to tell her what’s wrong, she smiled. She knows what’s wrong – that I am afraid of the dentist. So she let me stay inside her classroom for a while.

A day after, mother was able to convince me to have my teeth cleaned. My younger sister Carol was braver than me and she had her tooth extracted. Had sedation dentistry is already practiced at that time, maybe my mother will choose that for me so dental appointments won’t be traumatic for me. Today, I really wish the Nashville dentist that I heard practicing sedation dentistry has a clinic in this part of the globe. I’d definitely be one of their patients and the complex procedure that I am so afraid of will be done while I snooze. Isn’t that great? 

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