The university got a new building for dentistry and even though it’s not official open yet my boss (who teaches orthodontic there) showed me around. My ortho works there too and I crossed my fingers that I would not meet him (my anxiety would go haywire because I connect him so much with treatment). We did not meet him so everything went fine.
Did not know what my boss thought of my “orthodontic fear”, if he thought it was a good thing or bad thing to have in his clinic, someone who is terrified of power chains, elastics; basically everything with orthodontic. It might be a bit too much fear?
When he introduced me to one of his students he said “This is my assistant. She has braces and dental phobia, so she is perfect to understand those with braces and those who are afraid”. And kept talking about how good this was, so I guess he looks at is as a good thing.
My boss has never had braces before so he does not know how it is. What he knows about painfulness and discomfort is what he has read in books, if he tells his pt that this may be a bit sore for 5-7 days then it is because he has learnt it. If I tell a pt that it may be a bit sore for 5-7 days than it’s because I know if from my own experience and know how it is.
So I'm glad that I did not met my ortho. I’m sure I would freak out if I one day saw him a store or something… Yay for this fear (or phobia as my ortho and boss calls it)
. Wonder what I can do to get over this fear... there must be something that can be done...
), I think I will call them and ask if they will put me in a cancellation at the last moment like they did this last time. It worked great--I almost felt cheated out of my mass anxiety!! 
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