I know I'm not the only one.

This happened to a friend of mine. This was during my active duty military time when we went to school to clean teeth. Any who... She was cleaning his teeth and when he told her this she just gave up. He obviously didn't care and she didn't want to waste her time. I don't blame her.

We know you don't floss. Don't lie. You either aren't doing it right or at all but when we see your gums are beet red, you are a liar and we know it. We still help but it's silly to lie.

This is my office. It says clearly on our sign that we'll honor this, unless you have perio problems or need a deep cleaning. Giving you a regular cleaning when you need a deeper one would be not only neglectful of us but harmful to you. Plus... don't be that ass that comes in to yell at people. You come off as the jerk you are, you make people who did nothing wrong cry because they think they did do something wrong when they didn't and you piss off dental assistants (namely me) who want to punch you after you've insulted almost every person in the office.

That's my crew you're talking about and you can go ahead and go to another office... they'll tell you the same thing. And I don't want you to come back. Not unless you have an apology.

(Sorry, this happened recently and I'm still very pissed off at what happened....)

I seriously would have to be that strong to do that to the cavitron. (Reference picture: http://www.lionsdentalsupply.com/files/57488441.jpg) It spits out water and makes noise. This thing cleans teeth, not pull em. But the amount of tar-tar (Reference picture: http://rusnakfamilydentistry.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Screen-shot-2014-08-21-at-9.06.42-AM.png Also called calculus) was enough to make the patient believe we're cleaning off teeth.

Not. Even. Fucking. Kidding. Turns out it was a huge composite (tooth colored) filling. There was decay under it which made it fail. Apparently the same thing happened to the guy years before. I was relieved it wasn't my fault, but when I first told the doc I was in near tears.

Man, if I was given a dollar every time I heard this I'd be more rich than Bill Gates. On another note I respond with "Well let's see if we can't change your mind about that." Or something to that effect. I also don't sugar code. I'll be gentle, but I'm not going to lie to you. I don't believe it to be helpful. Setting up false hope for zero pain, is setting us up for more dental fear. EDIT: *sugar coat* Sorry guys.

FUCK YOU IF YOU DO THIS! Screw the caps rule. I hate you so much for doing this... It's not helpful, and you're prepping your poor kid for unnecessary dental fear. It makes our job harder, it makes dental work harder on kids, and you're terrifying your child. Good job, asshole. It's your fault that little Jimmy Jr. is screaming his head off.

Both of these is for our safety and yours. You could accidentally get stabbed by our sharp instruments. You could get us stabbed. Anyone in the medical field will tell you how terrifying it is to have an 'incident'. I personally get mad and scared. I cry and curse. I hate you and wonder if I contracted AIDS. It's that serious.

Do not touch my doc and do NOT jerk your head away from us while we work.

Let us know and raise your hand opposite of the doctor. (Hit me if you like I hold no sharp stuff. Don't touch the Hygienist either)

What did I just say?!?!

I'll tell ya what I'm not saying. I'm not saying EVERYONE is faking a gag reflex. But I can tell. This guy was faking. Mainly cause he would gag before I even got close to his teeth. When I told him the risks, he was one of the most well behaved patients of the day.

This doesn't apply to all. Some women are babies, some kids are tough cookies. But this is what I experienced the most. Sorry guys. It does break my heart to see yall so scared. I also never got bit in the pediatrics section, first time I did get bit... was by a 40 year old male. Big guy too, bodybuilder type. It was cause he was nervous.

Now, these were just some of my experiences. Others maybe different and I'm not licensed to diagnose, but I like to help. Other places might be as bad as you say, but I was held to a very high standard that I keep. Nothing but the best for the people who see me on the worst days of their lives.