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Mar 28, 2009, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ktgirl

Thanks for your comments Patricia.

Yes, I was very scared of disclosing this problem to the dentist. But I figured it was something I had to do. I have been going to the same dentist for 20 years, and although he retired a couple of years he turned over his practice to another very talented professional. But the dental hygenist is the same one I've been seeing for a long long time. I told her at the beginning of the appt and she told the dentist for me. I hoped they would be understanding but had a lot of fear. I'm just so relieved and thankful that they were so great about it.

Humm Ive had the same dentist and hygentist for I guess about 15 years. I have various reasons why I want to change.

they probably assumed i had an ED . they knew I was seeing a therapist in the same building. The eating disorder had been arrested ( lol in handcuffs) for a good 5 years before my first vist with them . I just didn't think it was important to bring up .
Thier receptionist friend her antics and treatment of me is alot of why I don't want to continue even though shes no longer there.

Not everyones teeth shows sings. It depends on the strengh of the enamel I believe.

Do you think they knew?

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I don't really know what to make of the letter they sent you. On the one hand, they apologized which is good.

But on the other hand, they seemed to be very supportive of the dentist and made it all seem like a misunderstanding, which doesn't sound like your experience of it.

And there isn't any mention of follow up actions they will be taking with the dentist, to explain to him how the experience affected you and maybe help him to learn how to handle situations differently in the future.

I don't think you're too sensitive. Are you considering responding to their letter? Sometimes when it's necessary to complain about something it helps to ask specifically for what we want to happen.

and

to you, Patricia.

She mentioned I could change days at the clinic.

I have my head in the sand. This is typical of me . It takes so much for me to confront . to folow through is so very hard I just want it to all go away.

So No I haven't written back . Undecided.LOL sigh..

Each time Ive gone its been a emotional war zone . makes me wonder If I should pursue .

Or try a new dentist here . My old dentist has no idea Im doing this .

I ran into his wife in an Alanon Meeting one night a few months ago. her reaction to me was so very strange and some of the things she shared seemed directed at me about how alonon is for more that just dealing with people with Alhohol problems. How she has to deal with "others "

She had no idea I had several years in alanon way back when.

I guess she reacted to the time I walked up to thier car to chat and He was really drunk . I just assumed he had a rough weekend.
anyway .
I don't feel safe.

I get that way . When I get knocked down It's hard for me to keep trying I want to give up.

Patricia