I had surgery on my mouth the other day to have the base of an implant put in. It hurt like hell. But as I was walking out my dentist gave me a hug. Afterward, when I was talking to my mom about it, she mentioned that she thought that if every dentist did that, maybe people wouldn't be so afraid of them.
I have to say, I agree. If you take doctors, they save people. Eye doctors don't cause pain; in fact they hardly ever cause pain. Chiropractors relieve back pain. Podiatrists help people with foot pain. But dentists? Even when they're trying to help people relieve their pain, they cause more.
But maybe if they hugged their patients afterward, people wouldn't dislike them so much. Like, "Hey sorry I hurt you so much but I hope you feel better soon!" Or something to that effect. I think it would help.
But hey it's just an idea. =]
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