Monday, May 12, 2008
Dental VisitDate: 11th May 2008Time: 11am - 11.30amVenue: Bethel Dental SurgeryI used to hate dentist as I think that they are all impatient and rough ppl.Arrogant at times. Warned you with all sorts of stories, if you don't do it, you'll get unbareable consiquences...blah...and you would do whatever he said aft listening to his advices. Didn't had good experience with dentist since young, for they only make my life miserable whenever i visited them.
This orthodontic specialist of mine has the 2 characteristics that i mentioned above. On the other hand, he is rather, cute and funny.
Here's his little bibography:
Dr Henry Ho C. W. HoB.D.S. (Singapore)M.D.S. Orthodontics (Australia)M. Ortho. R.C.S. (Edinburgh)Dr Henry Ho has 13 years of experience in dentistry, specialising in orthodontics. Prior to joining Pacific Healthcare, he was a dental officer with the Ministry of Defence and later National University Hospital.
He has a keen interest in aesthetic orthodontic appliance therapy, and provides orthodontic care in early intervention of dental malocclusions and habits. Conventional orthodontic fixed appliances (braces) are also available.
Dr Ho also teaches locally and overseas. He is an associate staff with NUH, and a part time clinical tutor with NUS Graduate School where he lectures and provides clinical supervision to postgraduate students under the postgraduate orthodontic programme.
He pursued a postgraduate orthodontic degree from the University of Adelaide, Australia, after graduating from the National University of Singapore. He is also a fellow with The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
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Incident 1, happened 11.5.08
As usual, I walked into the dental clinic for my braces adjustment. My appointment today is 11am, which means I am the 1st patient of my orthodontic specialist, Dr Henry Ho,who only comes to Bethel Dental Surgery once a month.
When I reached the clinic, as usual, i threw myself into the sofa and read some of the magazines. Didn't know that actually i was the first patient, i thought he could be inside, checking for other patients... After 5 min, i was quite surprised to see him coming from outside, with his casual wear.
He walked in airy and greeted me with a Hi, and then continue to walk to the room swiftly.
When he was ready, his helper called my name.
Dr Ho: Morning, take a seat and rinsk your mouth.
Me:....
Dr Ho: Hm...your teeth are getting neater. That's very good. Think of a colour now, we'll change it for you soon.
( previously, during festive seasons like Christmas, CNY, he'll suggest colours like green and red to me.)
In the middle of checking my teeth alignment/spacing or whatever,.......... he was taking an equipment, and some fine liqud thing just spleshed on my hand and shirt. Fortunately it's colourless, tasteless as well, i think.
Dr Ho: Opps....sorry, girl....
I just use the tissue to wipe my hand. Smiling silently with my mouth half opened.
One of my braces was loosen and dropped off, he replaced a new one for me, with another equipment. As he wanted to glued the thing on my tooth...he need the equipment with somekind of propellant. And again...another liquid form accidentally spurted out. It's red liquid, just 2 droplets...on MY FACE!!
Dr Ho: Opps...Haiz...What happened to me today ar? Just now I splashed that on your hand, and now on yr face. Terrible~~
Me: ..... (couldn't do anything as i was lying down with my mouth half open but just let him wipe off the droplets on my face, smiling silently, helplessly).
Dr Ho: Girl, you know that you're biting my finger right?
Me: Huh? Oh...( laughing softly, embarrassedly, loosen my bite)
Dr Ho: It's ok, many patients has this tendency...of biting my fingers without knowing.
Me: Haha.......( this is call revenge...heh...who ask you to spurt something on me twice? since you said it's ok, i shall just continue to bite your finger! hahaha..........)
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Inccident 2....occured 3 months ago??haha.....
I skipped a dental session, without notifying him in advance as I didn't know that i couldn't make it to return in time as my dad went to IJN for check-up in KL.
So the next time we met, was another 8 weeks time of the previous appt. He only come to the clinic once every month.
Dr Ho: Hi, Sooshan. Haven't been seeing you for a very long time.
Me: Hello. Haha... yea. I... ( i was about to appologise for didn't make it for my last appointment.)
Dr Ho: Actually it was just one month, right?
Me: Huh? ( Shld be 2 months bah...??!)
Dr Ho: But I've started to miss you already...(grinning widely)
Me: haha.......
Dr Ho: Rinsk your mouth. Your teeth are in good place now. Can see that from your sweet smile.
Me: .....
So in the end, I didn't know whether he noticed of my absence last month... But anyway, it's over, and nothing went wrong with my teeth. And most importantly, i get to save $120 for skipping a sesssion. Hehe....
7:51 AM
Moonlight shone ~
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