Yeah, so the dentist office turned out to be accessible, so I booked it.

I have hopes for this dentist. He is young, and he was friendly and outgoing. He does the little bitty x-rays and explained to me they are better than the whole-jaw x-ray that is the staple here. When he told me that, I was so happy, I was ready to walk all the way there. But we'll have to see IF he does the whole visit thing where they poke at each of your teeth in turn.

I haven't had a single dentist here do that methodical pokey thing. They ask you where it hurts. Superficial cavities don't hurt, DUH. The idea of seeing a dentist is that they catch any of these before they get worse.

Anyway. This kind of works out because I need to tell the ENT that I heard of him through this dentist. I realize that's confusing........

The new dentist is my GP's son, and he has worked with the ENT before. My GP is the one who referred me to the ENT, and said I could mention his son's name (even though I've never met the son). Since father (GP) and son (new dentist) dentist have the same surname I might not have to explain too much. But I feel awkward about this kind of indirect name-dropping. It is somehow reassuring to me that I will also have direct contact with the dentist, even if that appointment is after the ENT appointment.

But I'm really hopeful that he will work out as a dentist. For a long time, I figured worst case I'd be seen "properly" when I came back to the US. But that isn't going to happen. So I need a decent professional who will do x-rays and that pokey thing on a regular basis, and treat problems before I need the teeth pulled.

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