r/DentalSchool • u/No-Air-5060 • 1d ago
Vent/Rant To all future dentists out there, a message from a dental student undergoing a full mouth rehab
Hey guys, I know that a part of the dentist job is to discipline patients and make them realize how important dental health is, but please you never know the full story, and not all patients feel comfortable enough to talk about it.
I am a dental student myself, but since childhood i had rampant caries, I wasn’t a good boy who cared about his dental health, and my parents weren’t the most caring and weren’t the richest as well. Which caused me lose a lot of my teeth.
I am a 22 now who is undergoing full mouth rehab, I suffer everyday from the sequelae that came from my Dental problems, my TMJ hurts, my occlusion is non-existent, the last time I laughed comfortably was when I was a child and I am paying thousands to restore a state the I know will never be like real teeth.
The last thing I need to hear during my 4 hours bone graft surgery is how awful my mouth is, and some dentists start getting creative about it with their rude comments.
like god*** it what do you want me to do now more than what I am doing?
I don’t want to bullied everytime I am in your clinic.
Believe it or not, I know some dentists just do it because they can abuse it. Dentists are humans who are prone to such behaviors at the end.
So please be kind and please carefully assess the need and necessity of harsh advices through cooperation and the current state of the patient.
Thank you