Dentist

I just returned from the dentist, my first trip in four years. I hate going to the dentist, even if it's just for a check-up, like today, I'll sit there white-knuckled the whole time. I generally don't mind going to the doctor, giving blood, anything like that, but the dentist -- yuck. Hey, can you poke around in my mouth with some sharp metal instruments and see if my gums will bleed? Yeah, that'll be fun. He did find one cavity (and I don't believe I've had a cavity in fifteen years or so -- and I used to go to the dentist way more often when I had insurance that covered it), but overall said that my teeth were in good shape, better than expected for not getting them checked out in four years.