Off for my first experience of a Canadian dentist. Wish me (and my credit card) luck...

I think you'll be impressed. Never experienced any pain, they are really good here.

Good luck! I found the dentist of my dreams teaching where they train hygenists and assistants.

Do you have dental cover in your health insurance?

I had two teeth out earlier this month. Submitted online claim yesterday PM, and have it paid in full today.

My dentist is in Red Deer and I think he is marvelous. Al Hajajj something or other, the nurses are wicked awesome too and one didn't even flinch when I drew blood whilst gripping her arm (true story)

I bit my dentist

I bet they expect that in their line of work.

Are you a vampire 'bat' then

Really?..i find dentist here like to overplay the work required to bump up the prices...every cavity requires a root canal and every root canal requires a crown...money for old rope

our dentist won't do anything if it isn't necessary.

how would you know if it is necessary or not?

because she explains to us the different options available and the cost (if there is a problem), and will say whether she thinks it may or may not be necessary to have to have the most costly.

I was fully expecting to have to have gum implants (would be done by a specialist), and she now reckons I won't need it, but instead fillings.

I have a good relationship with my dentist. I go see the hygienist, the dentist looks over my teeth every now and again. I pay on the way out. That's it. He knows the minute he suggests something that might be a) painful or b) expensive then I will be off, never to darken his surgery door again.

A perfect arrangement.

I do like black pudding this is true.

I HIT my last dentist!!

I have just found a real keeper though. I even persuaded my hubby to go to him, and he's not afraid to go back either, which is a major advance!

This was the fourth dentist I had tried in Calgary. I DID like the second well enough, but two drawbacks: 1- he's downtown, and I don't work there any more, so no longer convenient, and 2- he doesn't do direct billing to my insurers, so you have to pay up front and then try to get it back, which is a pain!!