Dentist

Today I had a dentist appointment. I often hear from people I know that they find the dentist to be a scary experience, and I never understood this. The most common dental appointment is for cleaning and checkups and nothing remotely painful is done during these. Even up to a filling you are completely numb to the pain. What the dentist does is fairly uncomfortable but nothing to be scared of. I would argue that tooth decay is scarier than anything a dentist could do to you. I have always looked forward to the dentist because I am genetically predisposed towards getting cavities. I often get jealous when I hear about people that have perfect oral health despite putting minimal care into it. I feel that dentists are underappreciated considering how important teeth are to one's everyday life.