Family Dentistry

Sharon's 45 Year Fear of Dentistry Comes to a Happy End
By Olivia Roberts

Today I had a wonderful telephone call. What could be better to start to the week, than a call to say someone I have seen has found their lives changed because of it. Sharon was so excited as she spoke on the phone. "I just wanted to say that I have been to the dentist" she began. I was so pleased.

I met Sharon at the door a few weeks ago. She had booked the appointment because she had been so afraid to go to the dentist that she had not been, even for a check-up, since she was just a little girl. She had often tried, as she had been worried that her teeth needed urgent attention. However, the very thought of going to the dentist was enough to make her begin to shake.

As Sharon stood at my the door, simply knowing that she had come to see me about her fear of dentistry, was already making her shake and quiver. I guided her into the lounge, and sat her down. She was jumpy and nervous, and told me in a shaking voice abut her problem. Every muscle in her body was violently shaking, and only by summoning up all of her strength could she continue with her story.

I decided that Sharon would need two sessions, the first of which was to calm her completely, and prepare her for the second appointment! At the end of the first appointment, Sharon was surprised how she had completely stopped shaking, even as we were speaking about her fear.

The second session began very well, and Sharon settled into a peaceful trance, trusting that I would be helping her, and that I would not do anything nasty to her!!