Doc Jockins is certified in sedation dentistry. Which -- out of all the dentists in the area -- is why I went to her.
We discussed my dental anxiety. ...And then Doc Jockins and her team of assistants and hygienists went right to work!
...Without a freaking milligram of any sedation.
Everything that puts me on edge, all the prodding and the poking and the stabbing and the gagging... Zero sedation. Zee. Row.
I'm doing the Marathon Man white knuckle clench on the arms of the chair, flinching every time Anna the hygienist stabs the nerves in my gums with a sharp pick, taking measurements and systematically moving on to the next nerve she skewers with her instruments, treating me like I'm a car, not a human.
And all I can think is... "What the actual eff? Where is the sedation? How about just a Valium to peel me off the ceiling?"
I left with more anxiety than I arrived with. Great job, Doc. Great job.
Somewhere in Tampa there has to be a Dentist who gets it. Not here. read more