I’ve had 2 molars ( 1 one on each side top rear, not wisdom teeth) that have been causing me so much pain for so long that I have been living on aspirin and chewing with my front teeth for months. It’s my own fault, I haven’t seen a dentist since I lived in Boston 18 years ago. :eek:
We’ve recently found my daughter a wonderful pediatric dentist (I will call him Dr. S) who she trusts completely after having a very bad experience with her previous dentist.
So recently at work, I was in such incredible pain that I called Dr. S’s office and asked if I could see him. I was told that he doesn’t treat adults, but the receptionist said that she would have him call me back.
In a few minutes the receptionist called me back and said that I should come right in and Dr. S would pull the teeth for me and I wouldn’t be charged. My boss closed the office and went with me (you can do a search for the thread I started long ago about how wonderful my boss is). Dr. S did full x-rays and gave me a couple of shots of novocaine (which I did not even feel) and within a half hour my pain was finally gone. He said that I should come back and he would see to all the dental work I needed and he wouldn’t charge me.
Being the cynical being that I am, I’m wondering what’s up? Why would he do all of this for me at no cost? It’s possible that I may have to change my whole opinion of people because of this.
What do you think? Is he just a really kind person? Should I really go and have dental work done for free? I do not have insurance, Dr. S doesn’t know this, he never even asked.
Well, I see everyone else is stumped too. I hope my post didn’t come across as ungrateful. I sent Dr. S a thank you card and a gift certificate for dinner to show my thanks.
The best-case scenario is, obviously, that is such a caring and humane person with such a commitment to his profession that he couldn’t sleep at night while, for the cost of a novocaine shot and a few extra minutes at work, he could relieve serious suffering–and not do just that.
The worst-case scenario I can think of is that he did it for good publicity. You may as well let him have it!
The first thing my boyfriend said was, “I hope he didn’t feel you up while you were kinda out of it” to which I replied, “If he did, it was sooo totally worth it”
By all means, rave to your little girls friends parents about how wonderful he is and how he got her over her fear of the dentist. Do not, under any circumstances, mention that he did work on you after hours for free. That would not be a kind way to pay him back. He will be deluged with 1)adults wanting dental care, when he is a pediatric dentist; 2) adults wanting free dental care; and 3) parents of kids wanting free pediatric dental care. And then when any of the above don’t get it, they’ll say "but you did it for Honey!
The thank you and gift certificate was a nice touch.
And you are soooooooo lucky to find a kind dentist. I have finally found one after literally years of bad ones - and I am terrified of the dentist.
I hope my post didn’t come across as ungrateful. I sent Dr. S a thank you card and a gift certificate for dinner to show my thanks.