I'll tell you!
The reason I made an appointment with the dentist was that I wanted him to take a look at one of my back molars that felt scratchy when I ran my tongue over it. I suspected that I would need a crown and sure enough that was the diagnosis, a good part of the tooth was broken.
"Did I want to take care of it then and there?" Yes, I was there, had the time and wanted to get it taken care of.
It's been a long time since I had that type of work done and remembered that it took a few visits, was expensive, I experienced some pain and found the procedure uncomfortable.
Well, it was a totally different experience! There are new methods now and it's all done in one office visit. It did take 2 1/2 hours but let me tell how I spent that time.
The dentist has a setup where you can watch a movie while "all the work is being done." He pulled up Netflix - foreign films - I spotted "The Gods Must Be Crazy."
I remember seeing that movie in the 80' and loved it - Time to see it again!
I didn't need goggles, just a headset. He started his work and I concentrated on the film.
Loved the beginning of the film where the elephants, lions, tigers and giraffes were prancing around in the desert.
As the film proceeded I kept looking for the "big" moment in the movie where the African bushman finds a coke bottle that was thrown from a plane and causes all kinds of problems for the bushmen who think that it was dropped from the heavens by God.
Never saw that scene in this film.
I finally figured out that the movie I was watching was a sequel.
It was not as good as the original film but it was funny, had many slapstick scenes and some touching moments.
Sometimes I laughed out loud while I had all the stuff in my mouth!
All's well that ends well. The dentist did his job and I saw an enjoyable film.
Now I want to tell you why I was so responsive to my visit to the dentist.
For the past month I've visited three friends in assisted living facilities,
attended a memorial service for a friend, and attended a funeral for a relative.
So, that's why I can say I had an enjoyable visit with the dentist. At least no one was sick.
The only pain I experienced on that day was "a pain in the checkbook!"