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Good afternoon.
I went to my dentist today for a filling, and I was assigned an older female practitioner.
I’ve seen her before—they rotate staff based on whoever is available—but today, things took a turn that made me feel quite uncomfortable.
To provide some context, she is an older woman—definitely more than twenty years my senior.
While she was working on my tooth today, she leaned in quite closely, pressing her chest against my head area 🙄
We have had appointments together in the past and nothing like this has ever occurred. I am honestly unsure if the specific procedure required such positioning, and I find myself wondering if it was actually necessary at all.
Perhaps this sounds a bit silly to mention, but I felt genuinely awkward about it. 🤷
Is it socially acceptable to tell her that it bothers me, or should I just go ahead and request a different dentist altogether?
For what it's worth, it was just a routine filling on a molar.
I went to my dentist today for a filling, and I was assigned an older female practitioner.
I’ve seen her before—they rotate staff based on whoever is available—but today, things took a turn that made me feel quite uncomfortable.
To provide some context, she is an older woman—definitely more than twenty years my senior.
While she was working on my tooth today, she leaned in quite closely, pressing her chest against my head area 🙄
We have had appointments together in the past and nothing like this has ever occurred. I am honestly unsure if the specific procedure required such positioning, and I find myself wondering if it was actually necessary at all.
Perhaps this sounds a bit silly to mention, but I felt genuinely awkward about it. 🤷
Is it socially acceptable to tell her that it bothers me, or should I just go ahead and request a different dentist altogether?
For what it's worth, it was just a routine filling on a molar.