Nothing but the 'Tooth'

The last week has seen my first trip to a US dentist. I was interested to see how it differed from the UK dentist experience. Generally, the dentist is somewhere to be avoided and to go only when I really need to. I was super nervous going to a US dentist as was worried after so many NHS years what they would say.

Reception

I booked in for a check up and expected a quick once over in a 20 minute appointment. When I arrived I was impressed by the super friendly reception staff and pretty decor. I was given a bottle of water and a magazine while I waited, although I didn't sit for long!

I was met in reception by a young guy called Eric, he was very sweet and professional and worked on my teeth for me. So, heres how it went... They took XRays of every tooth at multiple angles, photos of each tooth, checked by eye and carried out a basic cleaning. The whole process took around 2 hours! In some ways it was a bit crazy but I felt, for the first time that I finally understood what was going on in my mouth! They were polite, efficient and a totally different experience from England. I have since followed up with two deep cleaning appointments and feel that we can actually work towards improving things now instead of just waiting for teeth to degenerate over time!

Oh and besides all that- the by far best thing, is that they have TVs with Netflix- on the ceilings above the treatment chairs so you can watch a movie the whole time! So Cool!

All in all- I LOVE the new dentist out here- definitely one up on the UK.

TV on the Ceiling!