Comments on: Relax and Open Wide: Dentist vs. Doctor

By: philadelphia dentists

philadelphia dentists — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:17:29 +0000

The doctors and dentists are both specialized in their fields and can't be compared. The doctors are trained in their own filed of diseases while the dentists takes care of the people teet and give them charming smile.

By: Invisalign braces

Invisalign braces — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:21:43 +0000

I go to dentist every 6 months. That's something I can't live without.

By: Jen DelMonaco

Jen DelMonaco — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:57:55 +0000

As I have undoubtedly the best dentist in the whole tri-state area, he wins, hands down. Painless, quick and hilarious. How I like all my dates. I mean, appointments with professionals. I’m a big weenie at the gyno’s office. That didn’t come out right…

By: Shama

Shama — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:53:58 +0000

The doctor. Once a year! Yayy.

1 appointment with the dentist usually leads to a lot more!

By: Martha Retallick

Martha Retallick — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:47:54 +0000

@Andrea Learned, I can’t help thinking that you’re on to something. And that something is that dental X-rays don’t seem to be all that necessary.

Unless they’re trying to make some sort of X-ray-based diagnosis, why in the Sam Hill do they need to keep doing them? To keep up the payments on the X-ray machine?

By: Roshan

Roshan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:37:03 +0000

I must say that I admire women for all that ob-gyn stuff that they have to put up with. It’s something that a man will never know and we would probably mess it up if we had to go through it.

By: GiGi

GiGi — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:20:10 +0000

Prefer the dentist but always say I *might* be pregnant to avoid the x-rays…my dentist has caught on, though. If you write a book or blog about funny lines that women hear, please use these two from the gyno that always make me laugh, “Scoot down even more” and “relax.” The other funny line at the mammo appointment is always, “don’t move.” As if!

By: pprlisa

pprlisa — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:48:31 +0000

Ann,

First of all, HILARIOUS post.

I have had this discussion in my head many times, and I tell you I would rather get a mammogram or visit the GYN every week than go to the dentist once a year. I hate the pain, but worse, I hate the judging – the judging actually makes me avoid going. Also, its impossible to zone out – in a mamm or gyno visit – you can go somewhere else in your head – but not at the dentist, there is NO avoiding thinking about what they are doing in there.

Also funny – Jim Sutton in your comments links to the Straight Dope website – and I recognized the question about dentist suicide right away – my sister asked that question about ten years ago on that site – Terey Allen. How random is that

Keep making us laugh-

-Lisa

By: Kristen Hamilton

Kristen Hamilton — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:46:35 +0000

I never considered this debate before, but how timely as I have to make appointments for both this week.

I will dread the dentist more. My anxiety is greater and the pain inevitably is greater at the tooth man.

My other appointment, while unnerving, is rarely painful and done with a midwife that is like a second aunt to me.

Exposure in and of itself, remains awkward.

By: Joanie

Joanie — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:02:04 +0000

Dentist, definitely. Compare the duration of an ob/gyn exam to the endless forever of a root canal…