hohDougRN
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I have slowly intently read all the posts regarding either a patient's fear of Dentist or the proceedures done. It seems to me that through the wonderful bleesing from God we have been given the abilty of individualizm. I have respect for those dental professionals whe don't necessarily understand how they can unbiasedly diagnose treat and either resolve or make batter than before. In comparativeness analysis to myself and my love of medicine and the body, symmetrical comparissons can be made.
The fact where I encounter body fuids of all types, microorganizms, and to make it short the "nasty" stuff in the hospital (Infection, smells, bodily wates, blood, vomit, etc,) can be constructively criticized by others. I cannot excplain it but none of the unpleasantries of emergent acute medical cases have somewhat same neural pathways with those of us who "sincerily hate going to hospital" or "sincerily hate seeing the dentist.
There have been many oppinions and individual cases given to particularily why they find the dentist uncomfortable. Everyone has their "thresholds" of tolerence in which something is just too much. For one person just seeing blood, another hearing a dentists drill, others maybe with past tramatic experiences at either the dentist or hospital....so I cant help but notice a lot of parrallels, so now I give my threshold on my point of uncomfort.
In a hospital whatever sights traumas bodly injury or bodily fluid present, I am in no way phased....it just doesn't make me uncomfortable. I use this situation to help me be more effective, proficient, and empathetic. But when you get into the teeth and dentition my comfort and no fear just go out the door. I personally avoid dentists see them probably 1/2 as much as should. Like Jolie...the bill is the worst part of the dental work. but hey if there weren't those who can tolerate working in filthy stinky poor dentition mouths, I think it would just create a much less attractive world in regards to teeth.
I am not a lover of careing for a mouth of poor dentition, but sure love looking as gorgeous smiles!
The fact where I encounter body fuids of all types, microorganizms, and to make it short the "nasty" stuff in the hospital (Infection, smells, bodily wates, blood, vomit, etc,) can be constructively criticized by others. I cannot excplain it but none of the unpleasantries of emergent acute medical cases have somewhat same neural pathways with those of us who "sincerily hate going to hospital" or "sincerily hate seeing the dentist.
There have been many oppinions and individual cases given to particularily why they find the dentist uncomfortable. Everyone has their "thresholds" of tolerence in which something is just too much. For one person just seeing blood, another hearing a dentists drill, others maybe with past tramatic experiences at either the dentist or hospital....so I cant help but notice a lot of parrallels, so now I give my threshold on my point of uncomfort.
In a hospital whatever sights traumas bodly injury or bodily fluid present, I am in no way phased....it just doesn't make me uncomfortable. I use this situation to help me be more effective, proficient, and empathetic. But when you get into the teeth and dentition my comfort and no fear just go out the door. I personally avoid dentists see them probably 1/2 as much as should. Like Jolie...the bill is the worst part of the dental work. but hey if there weren't those who can tolerate working in filthy stinky poor dentition mouths, I think it would just create a much less attractive world in regards to teeth.
I am not a lover of careing for a mouth of poor dentition, but sure love looking as gorgeous smiles!
