Dentist

I went to the Dentist today to get my teeth cleaned, and I was told that I was an ideal patient! That's always a great thing to hear at a dentist office! (thanks Mom for always making me brush!).

However, while at the dentist office, I made a stupid mistake, an innocent mistake I might add. The lady who cleaned my teeth and took the x-rays told me I was done, and I asked her if I need to see the Dentist before I go. To which she replied, "I am the dentist." I was thoroughly confused by that statement because the dentist office is run by a Dr. James Tarpey and she sure didn't look like a James to me, and on top of that, never in my life have I ever had the dentist clean my teeth, I've always had a hygienist clean and a dentist quickly check my teeth before I go. However, I felt really bad when I finally realized that over here, there can be multiple dentists in a practice (who you see once a year) and multiple hygienists (who you see once a year), based on 6-month interval cleanings.

I think I should go in and apologize to the dentist in case I offended her. I certainly didn't mean to stereotype her as a hygienist, but seriously, I just didn't know that dentists over here also clean teeth! And plus, a dentist is one person who you don't want to upset, you never know what tool they might use on you during the next visit...!!