dentistry from the future!
i went to the dentist today for the first time in a long while, which is not notable in itself, but bear with me. just to set the record straight, my dental truancy is directly related to my past two dentists:
- my last dentist was neigh impossible to schedule. appointments six months out were already booked solid, and if i missed an appointment (which happens when you’re trying to work around customer meetings), that suddenly pushed me back another seven months to reschedule. plus, he seemed more interested in the “cosmetic” than the “dentistry” portion of his title.
- my dentist before that was pretty cool, as we’d talk about cal vs michigan hoops and football, but his front office staff moved to canada or somewhere and the replacement staff just could not figure out how to not fuck up the billing. they would repeatedly state they had submitted insurance claims when they hadn’t, and then when the got around to it, i mysteriously had credits on my account after fronting the bill payments. at the end they ended up paying me TWICE for the same credit.
thus, the search for a new dentist. despite several recommendations, i, being the geek that i am, ended up choosing on on
doctor oogle, which is a website where patients enter reviews for their local favorite dentists. through that i chose
dr. kadosh who stood out because he had an far more positive reviews than any other dentist. like by an ORDER OF MAGNITUDE more. which means either a. he’s a fantastic dentist destined for the dental hall of fame, or b. he’s packed the site with fake positive reviews, amazon-stylie. either way, i have to respect that.
the cool thing is when they took xrays today, it was all digital! instead of sticking painful bitewings with film into my mouth, they used a sensor hooked directly up to a computer, and as they ZAP my head, xrays instantly appeared on the screen for everyone to see. pretty sweet. how long have they had this? how long has it been since i’ve seen a dentist anyway? where are the leeches and horse tongs?
as for dr. kadosh, he seemed plenty nice, and very careful and meticulous. we’ll know for sure when i meet with him next week to go over this master agenda…
Posted at November 8, 2006 5:57 PM
