Fear of the Dentist Explained

Dr. Jerry Gordon explains the origins of dental fears and what dentists can do to help thier patients.

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[KaltryS]

I wish I could work for someone just like you, its very difficult to find a doctor as compassionate and understanding as you are to the patient. I love making my dental patients feel at ease and content.

[DrJerryGordon]

Thank you for your kind words. Keep up the good work!

[luckys49292]

im terrified of the dentist however i dont know why but im stressing out and dont know what to do

[egyptcatproductions]

I have had a bad dentist for years but switched this year He was always very rude and if i gagged or something he would say GEt over it. and come on lets go and i asked him for water and he told me no and omg it was just a horrible place.. i go to alot better place now

[billkropp]

YEAH like the dentist saying don't put your tongue on that side of your mouth!!!!

[xkyo23]

Dr. Gordon i have a pretty big cavity on one of my side facial upper teeth, i know i will be needing a root canal and iam very scared, a dentist recently took a x ray of that tooth and saw the nerves are like a zig zag, iam afraid of any dentist will or might mess up on the root canal and end up not sucking up all the nerves and mess my teeth up, can u tell me what are the chances of a doctor messing the procedure up, because the dentist i was working with said a zig zag nerve is not easy to pul

[muslimia99]

also he said 1 tooth needs to be removed, and 2 root cannals are needed, i wold much rather have the teeth out, so thats what is being arranged, but i will be heavily sedated, and i will not be aware of whats goin gon

[muslimia99]

i was never afraid of the dentist UNTILL 1 put a temp filling in, and i was not frozen properly, i was in pain and he knew, he said "stop being such a big baby, its almost over" the dentist i have now is real good, if i want a bit more freezing, hes fine with that, he understands the fear, when he told me i needed a root cannal, i started to shake and tears welded up in my eyes, its been 2 years and i still havent had it done, oral sedation does not work on me, tried it and i still was shaking

[Wesslic]

That is what happened to me years ago when I was about 14 or so, getting drilled on and telling the dentist it hurts and he says no it doesn't while he continued to drill. Well 20 years have passed and I have started to go the dentist this year again. Had a root canal and upper left molar pulled today It wasn't that bad, thanks to dentist that care how there patients feel.

[purcalik]

How will you communicate with deaf patient?

[3278493]

Get some "Oraqix" from Dentsply it is amazing for patients with a fear of Dentists when only a minor scale or clean is necessary.