OMG, it's a dentist!
9 May 2007 17:04![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mandragoraReceived a card recently from my dentist, saying that my check-up is now due. Immediately made an appointment. Because I have that rarest of beings, a...NHS dentist!
Yes, that's right, they still do exist and if you remain very quiet and very still you may just about catch a glimpse of this rarest of beings, the extremely shy, fine feathered, um, dentist.
So, the fact that I am actually a NHS registered patient makes it even more shameful that I haven't been to the dentist for, er, well, 5 years!
What? I wait for the reminder that my check-up is now due before making an appointment. Because. Dentist! *shudders delicately*
And what is the result of these years of dental neglect? What price am I going to pay for shamefully and wilfully shutting my eyes to the fact that I haven't been to the dentist for so long that I really couldn't remember how long it had last been and they had to tell me. 5 years! Gosh!
Well, a couple of fillings are a bit worn and need replacing. And, er, that's it. Talk about getting off lightly.
I think it's a win for genetics, though, rather than me virtuously taking good care of my teeth, as my father still has a complete set at the age of 75.
Yes, that's right, they still do exist and if you remain very quiet and very still you may just about catch a glimpse of this rarest of beings, the extremely shy, fine feathered, um, dentist.
So, the fact that I am actually a NHS registered patient makes it even more shameful that I haven't been to the dentist for, er, well, 5 years!
What? I wait for the reminder that my check-up is now due before making an appointment. Because. Dentist! *shudders delicately*
And what is the result of these years of dental neglect? What price am I going to pay for shamefully and wilfully shutting my eyes to the fact that I haven't been to the dentist for so long that I really couldn't remember how long it had last been and they had to tell me. 5 years! Gosh!
Well, a couple of fillings are a bit worn and need replacing. And, er, that's it. Talk about getting off lightly.
I think it's a win for genetics, though, rather than me virtuously taking good care of my teeth, as my father still has a complete set at the age of 75.
