Today at the Dentist's ... with my sister!

It's definitely been a few months since I last shadowed and worked at my current dentist's practice, so coming back today, but this time as a patient (!!), was definitely a bit ... interesting? (If you know me in person, I have a tendency to abuse the word 'interesting' whenever I can't think of some adequate, appropriate, or acceptable adjective). Regardless, here I was today with my younger sister for our bi-annual check-up/cleaning.

After experiencing multiple yet similar "Ohhh how have you been?" moments with the secretary and hygienists, it was my turn to go in and see The Man.

Our conversation went something like this:

[Eric walks into the doctor's office. The doctor turns around, expectantly of course.]
"Why hello, Eric!"
"Hey Dr. Liu!"
"I was looking forward to your coming back. How was your summer back in Cambridge?"
"Tremendously busy yet exciting --"
"OMG what happened to your teeth?!"

Actually, that last part didn't quite happen.

Rather boringly, my teeth didn't change much from six months prior. There were still thirty-two of them, and they were still arranged in that interesting symmetrical U shape. I still had a slight overbite (the majority of Americans do). No new holes; no needed fillings. No life-threatening - er orally threatening - conditions, nasty infections, bloody gums, rotting teeth ...

Anyways, after my routine and regularly normal cleaning came my sister's turn. For some reason she always has (relatively) more drastic experiences at the dentist's than I do. And by drastic I mean that she had an apparent SCS.

This time her regular cleaning check-up quickly decayed into a small cavity situation (SCS, as I like to call it). Nothing too serious.

My sister pleasantly getting her cavity filled

By the end of the hour my sister and I left Dr. Liu's not only with free samples of Colgate toothpaste, but also with two sets of fresh minty teeth and - most significantly - one new composite filling.

*For future reference I will NEVER post photos of the patients who come in when I am shadowing/working at the dentist's, unless they 1) allow me to and 2) approve of their (hopefully) flattering photos. (Thanks, sister who I love so much!)


Eric