Social Issues
The phone rings and I answer, “Thank you for calling Radio Shack in Fairlane Meadows, how can I help you?” The voice on the other end asks for Ali Salamey and I reply, “ speaking”. The voice says she is calling to remind me of my 10:45 AM dental appointment that next morning. I sigh and tell her I will be there. I have never had a fear of the dentists’ office but this was a follow up to my cleaning. I had my first cavity, and it needed to be filled. I woke up early that morning to run some errands. I will never forget that oozy feeling I had standing outside the building. Once in the building I immediately smell the mixture of wintergreen-flavored toothpaste and bleach out in the hall even before I got into Dr. Guindi’s office. As soon as I open the outer door, the blast of cool stale air from the air conditioner hits me in the face making me shiver all over. I walk in and signed my name on the sign in sheet. The gray-hared woman behind the white-frosted glass slide window sees me and says “Doctor Guindi will be with
I waited and watched the young attractive intern in her white uniform to call out my name. I then subconsciously realized the psychological effect that your local dentist has on most of society. Such as the television commercials of decaying teeth, the smell of bad breath and movie plots that take place in doctors office's in general remind us of the responsibility of taking care of our teeth. About half an hour later my horrific experience was over. I enter the inner office and sit in the brown leather chair looking at all the shiny stainless steel equipment. I began thinking to myself; “It’s our nature to have an uneasy or disturbed feeling when someone such as a dentist gets so close to you that there hovering just inches off you face. As I sat down the bright overhead light momentarily blinds me. ” This must be the reason why most people develop a fear of the dentist at such an early age. I then grab a magazine sitting on the coffee table and while flipping to the first page am suddenly startled, only to see pictures of decaying teeth and gums. I close my eyes; his heavy breathing didn’t help the occasion much.
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