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I have been to the dentist, and had my teeth cleaned by a new-to-me hygienist. This was a less intense cleaning than I'd been getting from the previous hygienist in that location, but the hygienist found a gap in my gum large enough that she strongly recommended an antibiotic. I could tell that she was used to having to talk people into the antibiotic, as well as into letting her apply fluoride paint for their gums. I didn't need persuading, just to check that the antibiotic they use isn't something I'm allergic to. (It's tetracycline, placed on/in the gum in question.) The hygienist also praised me more than once for being a good patient, and for flossing regularly. I'm not supposed to floss that area of my mouth for ten days, but that was the only specific instruction.
I saw her at 1:00, an inconvenient time (given that I don't live near the office) that they rescheduled my appointment to. Follow-up in four months (rather than 3), at 2:30 on March 17th, so it will be easy to eat lunch first, even if it's not good weather for eating outdoors. Today, I took the bus to Harvard Square and went to Pokeworks; it seemed like the best option, given that I wasn't supposed to eat or drink anything hot for two hours after the fluoride treatment.
Other differences, some larger than others: my next cleaning will be four months out, rather than three, which was their idea rather than mine. The hygienist didn't give me mouthwash and tell me to swirl it around for a minute before spitting it out (I do not miss that bit of covid precaution at all). She was wearing a procedure mask, rather than the previous hygienist's N95, and se offered me one to wear home, saying it was a good mask because it's three-ply; I declined, saying I like my N95s. I alsp had to ask her to pull her mask back up over her nose and mouth at one point while she was explaining something about the fluoride. I think she was going to point at her own teeth to show me where she'd placed the fluoride, but I asked for written/printed instructions instead. And, the hygienist asked me to pick a flavor of toothpaste, rather than just using mint, so I asked for cherry.
I saw her at 1:00, an inconvenient time (given that I don't live near the office) that they rescheduled my appointment to. Follow-up in four months (rather than 3), at 2:30 on March 17th, so it will be easy to eat lunch first, even if it's not good weather for eating outdoors. Today, I took the bus to Harvard Square and went to Pokeworks; it seemed like the best option, given that I wasn't supposed to eat or drink anything hot for two hours after the fluoride treatment.
Other differences, some larger than others: my next cleaning will be four months out, rather than three, which was their idea rather than mine. The hygienist didn't give me mouthwash and tell me to swirl it around for a minute before spitting it out (I do not miss that bit of covid precaution at all). She was wearing a procedure mask, rather than the previous hygienist's N95, and se offered me one to wear home, saying it was a good mask because it's three-ply; I declined, saying I like my N95s. I alsp had to ask her to pull her mask back up over her nose and mouth at one point while she was explaining something about the fluoride. I think she was going to point at her own teeth to show me where she'd placed the fluoride, but I asked for written/printed instructions instead. And, the hygienist asked me to pick a flavor of toothpaste, rather than just using mint, so I asked for cherry.
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