Thursday, March 24, 2011

Woman Drops Dead in Dentist Chair

Death would probably be a sweet release for this schmuck.

(NewsCore) - An investigation was underway Wednesday into the death of a British woman who collapsed in the dentist's chair after using mouthwash. Sacha Rumaner, 30, from Brighton, in southern England, was undergoing a routine tooth-cleaning treatment at the Morley Street Family Dental Clinic when she went into anaphylactic shock, local newspaper The Brighton Argus reported.

See, this is why I don't go to the Dentist's office anymore.  One second you're living your life, maybe mildly worried about gingivitis or plaque, the next you're dead, toxic dose of mouth wash.  No thanks.  All sorts of shit can go wrong in the Dentist's office and its just a risk I choose not to take at this point.  I don't need some random dude just poking and prodding my mouth with a miniature Pick-Axe, sucking up all my spit with his tiny mouth vacuum hose, brushing my teeth with that industrial strength mechanical toothbrush that makes more noise than your average week whacker, and on top of all that now I've got to worry about toxic mouth wash.  

My Dentist died 3 years ago, and that was the last time I went for a check up.  That's it for me, once your Dentist dies you're through, you mate for life with your Dentist in my view. How else am I going to build up that level of trust I had? The guy had been  cleaning my teeth since I was a toddler.  It's not easy to build a new relationship with a Dentist, it's not like I'm going to want to share small talk with some stranger as he's digging around in my mouth like a little kid playing in the sand at the beach.  

No thanks, I'll just test my luck brushing my teeth and occasionally flossing, seems to be working so far.