A Day at the Dentist's

A Bad teeth is really the worst kind of disease.One,u don't get "sympathy" frowns or "u will be all right" head tilts,both of them being reserved for diseases that have weird spellings.Tooth Ache...After all,itz just teeth,that white plastic like thing,u could have a fake one made easily, if u lose it.Two,u won't be able to do ur favourite thing in the whole world,eating ,without screaming obscenities.Three,u have to visit the dentists.Dentists don't get the respect they deserve.They are labelled as people who could'nt get into medical college.(Engineers being those (1)who couldn't get into any college,and (2) don't have a minute idea about their real tastes).
But they deserve a lot of respect.There are very few people who have not visited a dentist ever.But this number is considerably large,when u consider perhaps a doctor with 5-6 degrees to his name,and super duper speciality qualification.Few have diseases serious enough to visit him.Plus,Dentists rake in a lot of cash.Haggling with a dentist about money is very dangerous thing to do.You have no idea what hez doing inside ur mouth.So he may do his thing,and u may start noticing teeth falling out,until finally u r forced to go to the aforesaid dentist,and forced to pay exorbitant amounts for little pieces of white plastic.So,never haggle with a dentist.This leaves the dentist with enormous amounts of power.He could charge u for something that u do everyday(brushing),and force u to cough up thousands.That is power..
So it is with a lot of trepidation , fear and respect,that i stepped onto the brightly lit clinic.The pretty receptionist smiled at me.I could sense her thoughts."Poor guy,Smiling will be beyond ur capabilities within an hour.u'd be screaming".
Stiffling my fears,i went to the waiting room.Another thing i've noticed about a clinic,is that they make u wait,in their fancy waiting room,even if the doctor is utterly jobless.Are they trying to carm nerves with the cooling,and the huge LCD tv?.I don't think the LCD tv calms anyone's nerves,especially when the health channel is on,and the anchor is warning about possible brain tumour as the cause of ur headache.
Whenever,i have an appointment at the dentist's i make sure that i don't buy that month's issue of any magazine.The stacked up magazines in the waiting room are there waiting to be read.Sometimes,if itz crowded,all the gud magazines maybe gone,and u maybe stuck with the "1000 ways to reduce ur weight",but u read it.Anything to pass time.And in the waiting room,observing the other patients is also very interesting.Some patients have lots to talk,when they cannot talk(mouths filled with dentist water).Suddenly they find the need to express their feelings,and use their arms ,legs,and facial expressions to great effect.The listeners just nod on wondering "Why NOW!!".Some have mobile fones stuck to their ears.One of them was illuminating the intricacies of the root canal treatment loudly."They pluck ur nerves,deaden it,build a plastic canal by drilling through the gums".I sensed many worried faces suddenly.A twelve something year old started to leave,and was strapped back to his chair by his mom.
Finally,when u get ur chance in the chair,and the dentist fills ur mouth with some liquid,many questions arise.When do i spit?.Where should i spit?.What would happen if i swallow some?.Will i Die?.When u try to sit up to spit,the MAN pushes a button,and ur back where u started.It gets worse.Some dentists try to make small talk."Hey,so which college are u from." "Glug..Glochin Glunversity of Glug..ence Glugh nology..".Damn i should have used the abbreviation Cusat.After the treatment,i am redirected to the receptionist who provides me with the details of my next sitting,charges money for that one hour of pain.I promptly cough up.
She smiles at me again.I feebly try to smile back.
Inspite of all this,the LCD flat screen ,the huge stack of magazines ,centrally air conditioned rooms,and the pretty receptionist,somehow make the trip to the clinic enjoyable.I hope i get my teeth knocked out!!..And no,to all those "Dedicated" friends,i don't need ur help.I can get it done myself.
PS:I am expecting a lot of "how to knock one's teeth down" suggestions.lol