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Dentist or scary monster?

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Odontophobia refers to the fear of dentistry and receiving dental care. It doesn’t sound irrational to me.  In fact I am terrified of dentists.  I took my 10 year old to the dentist and by the time I left, I was trembling and had difficulty breathing.  It took every ounce of willpower not to snatch my little boy from the dentist’s chair and run for the safety of home.

Maybe not all of it was fear. We got a rather obnoxious young dentist with not a clue how to interact with children.  He was rude and in desperate need of lessons about patient care.  The trembling could also be me trying very hard to reign in my anger.

Research estimates that over 75% of adults experience some form of dental fear and about 10% has odontophobia.

My first memories of visiting the dentist were of a man with a mask…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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