My dentist is called Dmitri.
He's huge, really hairy & very Greek.

He changes the posters on his ceilings & always makes sure that they're interesting enough to ask questions about, in order to take your mind off having him poking around in your mouth.

He's known me since I was really little, & last time I had an appointment, I asked about my wisdom teeth - if any were about to come through, etc. He looked at an X-ray & just started to laugh:

"It is so apt *chuckle*... You will only ever have one wisdom tooth. It is rare, but for you, Caroline, I think it is okay."

Nobody else seems to get insulted by their dentist :(


Edit: Actually, thinking about it, he does have a point. After I'd had my first anaesthetic (I had to have teeth removed for orthodontistry), I went home with my mouth numb & the gauze wedged in the newly formed gap in my mouth.

When I needed to remove the gauze to swill salt water around my mouth, I spent a good 3 or 4 minutes trying to yank it out before I got frustrated enough to go & look in a mirror to see why it was refusing to budge.

I'd been sitting there pulling my lip for minutes & not had a clue. Maybe I'm really not wise enough for all of my wisdom teeth.
( SpringySunshine http://www.b3ta.com/calendar/event/12897, Fri 3 Nov 2006, 22:44, closed)