There is a question I have learned to ask that almost never appears in any clinical protocol. Not “Where does it hurt?” or “How long have you had this problem?” But something much quieter: “Is there anything else you’d like me to know?”
The answers to that question have taught me more about patient care than I expected. Over time, I’ve realized that patients rarely come into the clinic carrying only …
What patients don’t say in the dental chair
I used to hide my smile in photographs.
Not because I was shy. Not because I was having a bad day. But because I had convinced myself that my teeth were too big, too much, too visible. I watched people with smaller, neater teeth and quietly wished mine were different. I kept my lips together in every picture for years.
I am a dental surgery assistant. And for a long time, I …
Dental fear is not really about pain
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