Pat - Dental Anxiety

Pat was previously afraid of going to the dentist, but the dental team of Germantown Dental Group changed her dental experience. Pat describes Dr. Whittemore and his staff as a group of wonderful, friendly and efficient people.

PAT: I hadn't had a toothache. So I figured my mouth was fine. But I was scared to death. And unless something starts to hurt, you don't really worry. And I did start to worry when something started to hurt, but I was petrified to come out, to go to any dentist. And it was a real mental thing. And I said I may need a psychiatrist before I can go, and came with my husband so that I got acquainted with everybody. And the staff was wonderful, friendly, and efficient. And when I met Dr. Whittemore for myself, I realized that he really cared, and that he didn't want me to be nervous. He didn't want me to feel pushed or pressured. So I made more than one trip just sort of observing. And then I thought go with it, because I could never find a better person. And it proved to be true. He was really caring about my physical condition, which is the main thing. And then my smile was sort of secondary. And I realized that that smile meant more to me than anything else. So I was happy to have to go through anything to get it. And I'm delighted with it. I couldn't be happier.