On Christmas Eve, my one and only filling fell out. I spent Christmas day shoving dental wax in the hole, and brushing out Christmas goodies. I'm a bit of a scaredy-cat when it comes to dentists. In fact, haven't been to a dentist in 10+ years. Friendly Smiles Dental Care accepts our insurance and had an opening, so I made an appointment. When Dr. Aulakh told me she was going to have to drill out the residual decay around the filling, I admit to habing a little crying jag. She and her staff were so understanding. They let me have the cry, put me in a room with a movie on the monitor I could watch while they worked, and helped me though the whole process. She checked out my other teeth, and I felt so comfortable I made an appointment for a cleaning. read more