I attended Craigentinny Dental Practice open night for nervous patients in April,having never visited a dentist for years due to a chronic fear of them. I was that nervous of dential treatment that I once had a raging toothache,went to the dentist got the injections and when I was asked to sit in the waiting room,i fled with the fear.
Getting desperate as my mouth was a mess, I looked on the internet under fear of the dentist, and found out that Craigentinny were having a open night which I decided to attend.Not only was there fear, I was also very embarresed with the state of my teeth.
When you arrived at the open night you were met by very friendly staff and offered a glass of wine and a sandwich,which I turned down as I really wanted to get away from the practice,but once the staff spoke to you it felt that they were really interested in your problem.
I was asked if I wanted to speak to the dentist and that was when I was taken into the surgery(which is nothing like the old style dentist surgery) and introduced to Fraser,who was excellent and made me feel very relaxed about the whole scenario and explained that I was in control of the situation and that they would not perform any procedures without explaining the whole process and they would stop if I requested it.
The upshot of attending at Craigentinny dental practice is that I have had quite a few procedures carried out,I have not felt any pain with the injections,I have had fillings and extractions which have not caused me any undue stress ,I have had treatment from the hygenist(which was great) and it is all down to the excellent care shown to you by Fraser and his staff.
Just a last word,you have to be prepared to help yourself overcome the fear as Fraser does help tremendously ,but you have to have the willpower to reach your goal, because it is a tremendous feeling that I have been able to get treatment done and although the years of neglect have taken there toll at least I am able to smile,something I had not done for years.
So,if your nervous ,I would recommend getting in touch with the Craigentinny practice to find out when there next open night is and go along, because I feel you may be pleasantly surprised. read more