Dear readers,
RUMOUR… Rumour is something that spreads quite easily like a wildfire from person to person. Unfortunately it may or may not be true and people start believing strongly in rumours even without verifying the facts.
“Dentistry is painful” is one such topic that is filled with fears and rumours. Most of the times patients are fearful of going to dentists because of such rumours. Daily we encounter patients who are very much sure about the rumours that they have heard of and try rejecting valid treatments. We need to counsel and make patients aware of the facts.
This question arises in everyone’s mind whether meeting a dentist will really be painful? Will it be a terrifying experience etc etc. My answer to all such questions is “No”. If you take proper care and listen to your doctor’s instructions then the procedures are not painful. You need to follow a few simple protocols as instructed by your doctor. Now a days, the use of advanced machines and technologies have made dentistry almost painless and the procedures have become quite a lot quick.
So always understand the facts before trusting the rumours. “DENTISTRY IS NOT PAINFUL, NEGLECT IS”.
-DR. RASHMI BAMANE
