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threemonkeysMy dentist has retired. I got a letter from him announcing this almost coincident with one of my teeth breaking. Luckily the letter also introduced the new person who had bought the practice. That at least saved the hassle of finding a new practice. But there was still the trepidation of a new person poking about in my mouth. I've been going to the same dentist for over 20 years. When you think about it, your relationship with your dentist, as with other medical folk, is a rather physically intimate one. No worries though, I went in on Monday and the new dentist seems nice and she did a good job repairing my tooth.
Here is the odd thing. My old dentist loved dental technology and kept getting new gadgets and materials. But he wasn't one for office automation. All the patient records were kept on paper and the invoices were hand written onto forms. Of course, being a typical dentist, those invoices were sent out very quickly. Almost always they arrived the day after the treatment. New dentist has put in a computerised patient management and invoice system. But it is now the end of the week and I still haven't seen the bill. I'm certainly not complaining about that but it is very un-dentist like. I wonder if the new system is having teething troubles.
Here is the odd thing. My old dentist loved dental technology and kept getting new gadgets and materials. But he wasn't one for office automation. All the patient records were kept on paper and the invoices were hand written onto forms. Of course, being a typical dentist, those invoices were sent out very quickly. Almost always they arrived the day after the treatment. New dentist has put in a computerised patient management and invoice system. But it is now the end of the week and I still haven't seen the bill. I'm certainly not complaining about that but it is very un-dentist like. I wonder if the new system is having teething troubles.