Open Wide!

The clinging smell of disinfectant impregnates the walls, the dog-whistle pitch of the drill and the dredging sound of the saliva and tooth-dust sucker fill your ears. Is that the bright light guiding me to the afterlife? Who is the half-faced person before me? What is that now in her hand? AAAaarrrggghhhh!!

Come on Jim, get a grip, it’s Alison, your skilled friendly Dentist you’ve know for years who did a brilliant job on your filling!

She thought I was mad when I asked if I could take a pic of her about to ‘operate’ but was happy to oblige, strangest request she’d ever had!