Family Dental Service, Inc.

Yes, that's me, on the couch. Yes, that's Lori with a mask, glasses, and sharp instruments. And yes, that's Joe standing by with a flashlight to assist. I like to call it "Family Dental, Inc."

These pictures are actually from a month or so ago (luckily it is close enough to spring that we're not buddled up in bulkly sweatshirts anymore). Anyway, one night I freaked out because I saw calculus on my back molar. I had never noticed having calculus before - maybe because I used to go to the dentist regularly - and I was terrified of it. So the next Sunday when Lori came over, I slipped my frightening experience into the conversation (not hard - I'm outnumbered 3:1 when it comes to dental people so the conversation often heads in that direction). Immediately, we whipped out Joe's instruments, and Joe and Nate prepared to learn from the best.
Lori really knows what she's doing. She had all the calculus scraped off in no time - whew! She said my mouth was one of the best she's seen since starting work here in Maryland - apparently some people don't freak out when they see calculus taking over their mouth! It was so fun(ny) to watch Joe and Nate analyze and try to soak in what she was doing. (They may do a lot of fillings and crowns, but apparently the hygienists at the school don't know what's up.) Thanks, Lori, what would I do without you??? (Neither Joe nor I are ready to have him work on my mouth just yet .... not that he doesn't do a good job, but because we tried it once at home and I starting whining when he "hurt my cheek.")