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Timmy G
Member Since: 04/14/02
Post: 17 of 151

Dr. B
Member Since: 01/25/02
Post: 19 of 151

I have a patient-nurse with fibromyalgia. It's just a real delight. ■
6/12/2017

MDs don't pay the bill. Lawyers can be scary. "I can't get numb and I hate needles."
"I can't lean back (DO on #16)." No exam or X-rays, just a cleaning. ■
6/12/2017

GoOutside
Member Since: 05/24/11
Posts: 20 & 21 of 151

1. Don't know how to read.
2. Don't know how to write.
3. Don't know their kids' birthdate.
Lawyers. ■
6/12/2017

keepin it simple
Member Since: 10/13/11
Post: 25 of 151

drummariam
Member Since: 12/26/12
Post: 26 of 151

A medical history full of a bunch of subjective things. People with a lot of time on their hands. ■
6/12/2017

For me, it's usually the attitude of the patient playing boss. As soon as I walk in they are
seated either on my stool or sitting sideways on the chair. Then they are the ones deciding what
needs to happen, and they would do it themselves but, well, you know, they can't! Then it's,
"Don't lay me back." Then it's, "Don't do an exam; I know what tooth it is," and so on.
That dominating personality just rubs me the wrong way-either you do what I say or I
can't be your dentist, and I will express that by simply saying I cannot treat you safely. ■
6/13/2017

xcell
Member Since: 01/23/02
Post: 28 of 151

Ones that start by letting you know they know a little about dentistry or spewing out tooth
numbers of teeth that were filled ... ■
6/13/2017

ScamperSqueaks
Member Since: 10/13/15
Post: 30 of 151

When a patient can't tell you what's wrong with something. You try in a partial and ask how
their bite feels and they just bite down continually, waiting 30 seconds before they say anything
and then just say something's not right but they can't even tell you what side or where it doesn't
feel right.
Or, patient is having a toothache, no thermal sensitivity, no biting sensitivity, no sweet
sensitivity-"it's just not right" but doesn't even know what tooth it is specifically or if it's even
a top or a bottom tooth.
They've never been happy with their previous partial/denture/crown/filling. Their previous
dentist never asked them if they liked it or not, they tell you they never saw it in a mirror until
they got home. They act like they didn't have the ability to say, "Hey can I take a look at this
before we have it finalized?" ■
6/13/2017

Mikehanna
Member Since: 03/22/10
Post: 31 of 151

Grown men who insist on having their wives/girlfriends in the treatment room, and she's
the one who knows what the chief complaint is. Patients who cannot tell whether they like the
wax try-in denture when holding the mirror. Patients who complain about what they've paid for
previous dental work. ■
6/13/2017

OctothorpGolfNov ...
Member Since: 11/17/03
Post: 34 of 151

"Do you really think I need to be numb?" ■
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