Dentist visit

Let's say it's been a long time since I've been to the dentist and I was very apprehensive. But Neil insisted we should at least get a check up so we went.  The location was easy to find from the subway, it's near U-Square. The building has several other medical offices.

It was a rainy day and we sat in the reception area waiting for our turn. Once we're called up, we went into this long room with several dentist chairs. There's a glass barrier between each one so you can't see the next person. There were a ton of nurses around. The dentist came by and he spoke perfect English and seemed very nice and kind. He took a look in my mouth and told me I still had two of my wisdom tooth. One is easy to take out and the other a bit trickier. He also asked me what I'd like to do today. I told him I'd like a cleaning first and then will think about taking out one of my wisdom tooth. 

The nurse came and showed me a piece of paper with instructions on what to do if I feel too much pain. I don't think she really spoke much English at all. Then she went to work on cleaning my teeth. She was very thorough and took about 30 minutes cleaning. At times it did hurt but I managed through the pain. My mouth felt really clean after that and I know it would be sensitive for a while. 

After Neil was done with his appointment we went to set up our next appointment where I would get my teeth pulled out and Neil will get some thing added to his gum. I'm still not sure what it's called. The best part of this experience was finding out the price. That almost hour-long visit only cost us each 30,000 won (which is roughly $30). 

My next dentist visit was much less apprehensive. I can only describe it as quick, thorough and painless. The nurse once again cleaned my mouth for about 20 minutes and then once the anesthesia worked, the dentist came by and pulled out my tooth. It took less than five minutes! I had to wait 30 minutes for Neil's appointment to be done. When we went to pay, they decided to give us discounts. My cost was only 12,900 won. And Neil's 3 gum thing was 120,000 won. Wow, what a deal! 

I have since recovered from this and it only took about a day of eating soft food before I was ready for some solid food. There was no bad reaction at all either. Neil took a video of me describing our experience and I look like a chipmunk and sound funny because of the cotton ball in my mouth.