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What makes a good dentist?

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Anonymous

18y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

You asked the magic question and should get a reward for it! It sounds as if you are going into dentistry and you'll be good at it. I've heard nothing about "how much will a dentist, doctor or lawyer make." One should be concerned about relaxing the patient and gain the trust of the patient. A high percentage of people are extremely afraid of the dentist. I just had a lot of work done on my teeth before my husband retires and I use to be terrified of dentists, but my dentist is so good I fell asleep several times in the dentist chair! A good dentist should have their patients children come in at the age of 4 (not to have work done on them in particular) but to get in the chair, get use to the environment so when the children need to come to the dentist they won't be so fearful. Dentists that are good are more concerned about the pain than the bill when it comes to their patient. Of course dentists need to make a living, but if it's a person who has looked after their teeth or perhaps can't afford to have good dental care then a good dentist would make the time to do all they could with what they had. My dentist gives 2 days a month to work on patients that can't afford to have their teeth done.

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18y ago

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