I saw a new dentist last week, which overall was a pleasant experience. His bedside manner struck me a little odd, though. I hadn’t been to the dentist in a while, so I expected I would have to have some work done. I took the news without complaint or anything. So his comments to his own comments were a little out of place.

He said that it is better to get bad news from your dentist than your cardiologist. I get what he was saying. That my dental work is easily repaired unlike if I had a heart condition or even something worse like mesothelioma. I just found it odd that he would say something like that when I wasn’t complaining about anything.

He is a young doctor, so maybe he is still finding what works for him when it comes to what to say to patients.