so, i googled 'why people hate dentists'
and here some of the interesting points that i've found
1. the dentist's attitude
people think that dentists have the 'mean' attitude. they are not friendly and like to give instructions with harsh voices and make you feel like a child. when you complain of pain and discomfort, they DISREGARD and say "you wont be feeling any pain"
from my point of view
this is sooooo true. i've experienced this several times. and i was like wth, i'm the one who feels the pain not you. so, don't ever disregard patients feelings please
2. the feelings of vulnerable and helpless
from my point of view
this is true. when you sit on the dental chair, somehow there's a feeling of vulnerable. maybe it is due to supine position or it just the feeling of unsafe because someone is looking into your mouth and their face is like going to enter your mouth..
3. afraid of the needle
from my point of view
i am way too afraid of vaccine injections rather than dental injections because dental injections give us the feeling of numb
4. pain
one of the most common reasons for hating dentist.
from my point of view
i've experienced dental pain on my already-extracted-46, already non-vital due to trauma 21 and currently-undergoing-rct-35 and i guess the existing pain is not the reason for being afraid of the dentist but the pain after treatment. still i am afraid of dentist because of post operative pain. (one of our lecturers said "we are pain givers")
5. they just hate us
they just hate us. that is something that we can't do much
from my point of view:
lots of people telling their bad experiences and that is one of the contributing factors in hating dentists i guess. and one of the lecturers said "they never like me or you" and this just a fact that need to be digest and swallow by us.
if you want to know more why people hate dentists, google it yourselves and you'll find some funny and interesting info regarding this issue :)
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