I've had dental anxiety since I was a kid. I had bad dentists, they were mean and condescending even wen I was a young adult. My parents never cared to teach me proper dental hygiene. My sister got braces and has perfectly straight white teeth. Mine are literally rotting out of my face(well, just one right now...)

Anyway. I missed my first appointment and they rescheduled and it was today. Everyone was so nice I almost cried. I know my teeth are bad and they didn't lecture me or treat me like a child. They explained everything going on in my mouth and we're working on a treatment plan. They did a cleaning and he said I did great, and that he couldn't even tell I was nervous. I have two more deep cleaning sessions in the next few weeks... Best present I've given myself.

I'm so happy I did this and just like all the other things I've been pushing myself to do I wish I had done it sooner.

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