I recently had a checkup after four years. Two of those years I was in Amsterdam and I was warned that the Dutch approach to dentistry bordered on barbaric. And the last two years I just kept putting it off.
Last month, I climbed back into the dentist chair and prepared myself for the worst. Lucky for me, I have pretty healthy teeth. Where they get me is the plaque build up in the back of my mouth. The hygienist spends several minutes chipping away at it with various tools of torture all the while telling me that I need to floss more.
This time I had enough. Starting that day, I began flossing my teeth every night before bed. I went out and bought me the first-class dental floss tape and I went at it. Now that it's a month into this new routine, I'm actually really surprised at the result. My teeth feel really good! I guess that makes me a grown-up now.
I actually really like my dentist here in the NL! And it is way cheaper than in the States
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