Dentists have always been a dreaded word within our house, and with three small children in drastic need of going for a check-up, it was about time I made a scheduled appointment and didn’t put it off any longer.

The truth is a few years ago I believed it was a good idea to convince the children that the dentist was not bad. This plan of action needless to say backfired, as I lay in the chair petrified of the pain which i knew was coming. My basic clean changed into three fillings plus a future root extraction so whether I’ve just had bad luck in the past with mean dentists, or I have a very low pain threshold, either one, the dentist was not one of my favourite places either! (more…)