I hate the dentist and their posse

The title sums it up. I was talking to Melissa the other day. There are a bunch of sleazy dentists out there. And their sleaze ball practices parallels dirty automotive mechanics. What do all mechanics offer.... free 8 billion point inspection. The purpose is that they hope to find something wrong with the vehicle and they will make an estimate on the repair. Similarly, a dentist always insists on doing x-rays every visit. Why.... same reason. I went to one dentist who used this laser beam, he would shine it on one tooth at a time and a number would come up. Based on the number he could tell how good the tooth was going. Well after shining this friggin laser beam on my teeth he said I need 4 fillings. I decided I needed a second opinion. The next dentist had never heard of this laser beam and proceeded to tell me my teeth were fine. The next dentist told me I have one cavity that needs to be filled before it gets too bad. Two years later, no filling and no cavity. My sister went to a dentist that told her she had 13 cavities, next dentist... no cavities.

In my mind, the big difference between a mechanic and a dentists is a mechanic will rip you off, but won't cause excruciating pain. A dentist has a bigger advantage, in that you don't take your car to the mechanic unless your car has problems. But you are requested to visit the dentist every 6 months. I don't trust dentists, nor do I trust their dental assistants. Curiously, I looked up the education requirements for a dental assistant. None. That explains why every dental assistant I have had is horrible.

Dental Assistant - "Sorry for stabbing your gums with my sharp metal spike....oh, sorry...sorry...sorry"
Me - "Hey, how about we stick to one cup of coffee, and try to concentrate a little more"

A dental assistant is a want-to-be nurse. Their job sucks, they suck at it, and they know it. And they punish everyone by slowly torturing them.