Originally Posted by Beastiepoo

First change dentist - there's no way I'd let someone who can't accept something so fundemental near my mouth.

Also if you're anything like me local anaesthetic takes MUCH longer than they usually allow to kick in. I now make the dentist wait an extra 10-15 mins before starting otherwise my mouth is numb AFTER he's done the work rather than during. It took me years of pain to realise - until then I just presumed dentists were meant to hurt that much.