I "enjoy" the dentist so can't quite commiserate with you :-) I did get a female dentist, deliberately, last go round. The rapport with a dentist is important to me, even more than how well they fix my teeth! I'd shop around Kiya, try to find one (like you'd shop for a therapist!) that felt good to me. Your Santa Claus was giving ME the creeps.

I'm weird about dentists, they have a "different" meaning in my life as a result of my experiences with them as a child and growing up. I'm glad it's one less thing I need to worry about and that my teeth are taken care of. Now if I could only transfer that to regular doctors.