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Archives for May 2017

Help! My Dentist Wants Me to Find a New Dentist

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I need some help. I want to get a smile makeover with porcelain veneers. I asked my dentist to do it and I know he’s been learning about cosmetic dentistry, including porcelain veneers, because we’ve been talking about it. However, when I asked him to do mine he said I’d be better off finding a different dentist. So, now I’m stuck trying to find another dentist. I was really surprised he said no because I thought he would jump at getting the practice. What do I do? I have no idea where to start.

Brittney K.

Dear Brittney,

First, I want you to understand what a great dentist you currently have. He sounds like he puts his patient’s interests above his own. Yes, using you as a practice case for porcelain veneers would have gone a long way to helping him develop his skill. But, he is a man with ethics and he cared more about your end result. He wanted to make sure you got the best smile makeover possible. It takes a great deal of technical skill plus artistry.

As for finding a highly skilled cosmetic dentist, I’m going to recommend the mynewsmile.com website to you. You can look up expert cosmetic dentists by your location. You can’t simply pay in order to get listed on their site. Instead, dentists have to show technical knowledge as well as submit sample cases they’ve completed to show they get beautiful results. Essentially, they do the search work for you.

Your dentist was right to have you go to someone else. You can have two dentists do the exact same case, with the same patient and specifications for what they’re wanting, with completely different results. There have been countless horror stories regarding patients who went to inexperienced cosmetic dentists and ended up with smiles which were worse than the ones they came to get fixed.

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How Do I Help Girlfriend with Sedation?

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At the risk of sounding like one of those callers on a radio program who say, “Long time listener, first-time caller”, I wanted to start out by saying I love your blog. I’ve read it several times to get questions answered about dental care. I grew up in a group home, so didn’t really have parents who taught me things. I learned early on the internet was my friend. Now I have a personal question I haven’t seen on your blog already. My girlfriend is scheduled for a dental procedure over the summer. She’s getting sedation with it because the procedure’s extensive. I think she’s getting all her wisdom teeth out. Her parents were going to be there to care for her, but they just decided to spend the summer out of the country, which leaves her kind of on her own. She’s really freaked out, which I can’t blame her. I don’t know much about real parents, but I thought they were supposed to be around for stuff like this. I decided I’d fly in to support her during the procedure. But, now I’m freaked out. What exactly am I supposed to do?

Kevin C. – Missouri

Kevin,

First, thank you for the compliment about our blog. I’m thrilled to hear it’s been a useful resource for you. I’m also impressed with your character. It sounds like no one has ever been there for you, but you’ve not let that lessen your compassion toward others. I’d love to shake your hand. As far as helping your girlfriend, there’s nothing to be freaked out about, I promise.

The sedation will make her very woozy. She’ll need a safe place to rest. You may want to set her up a cozy nest on a couch, with a blanket, pillow, and tray that has some water nearby along with her pain relievers. It wouldn’t hurt to have a few things saved on Netflix or some DVDs for her to watch. If she likes to read, maybe you can read to her from her books.

One of the main reasons she’ll need someone with her is the wooziness. She won’t be steady on her feet and is a great risk for falling. So, be there to get her back and forth from the bathroom.

Here are some FAQs people generally have about sedation that may help.

It’s great that you’re there for her. I’m grateful she has someone like you, given her parents will be gone. To answer your question, yes, parents are usually supposed to be around for this type of stuff. There may be extenuating circumstances they couldn’t control. Or, maybe, they’re just not that great of parents.

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