The dentist is the epitome of evil.

This story goes way back to the year 2007. I was a sophomore in high school and I went to the dentist for my regularly scheduled teeth cleaning. Back then I still lived at home and my mother was able to force me to go to the dentist for these cleanings twice a year, as recommended. This particular appointment went great and they said my teeth looked fine and sent me on my way.

But then, two days later, I got a terrible toothache and had to go back. Turns out, I needed a root canal. Awesome. Thanks Dr. Dentist for catching that the first time around. I'm convinced he put something in my mouth and caused this to happen. They referred me over to Dr. Root Canal and he confirmed I was in need of a root canal. So he drills up my teeth and the whole thing was pretty miserable.

All was well until the end of this summer as I was saying my goodbyes to the wonderful city of London. I only had three days left of my fabulous study abroad experience and I got the worst toothache ever. At first I just thought it was a cavity, but then it got really bad and the pain consumed my every thought. My mom called the dentist who told her it was probably an infection, so my last day in London was spent in agony in the urgent care center as I waited for antibiotics.

To give you an idea of how much pain I was in, just think about the worst pain you've ever experienced and multiply that by 10. I'm surprised I didn't overdose on Excedrin. The pain meds I got from the London doctor helped, but it was still the worst pain I've ever experienced. Once I got back to the States I went to Dr. Dentist who confirmed this was an infection and referred me back to Dr. Root Canal.

Turns out, my root canal from five years ago didn't work and got reinfected so I had to get it retreated. Awesome. Then it turns out my infection was so bad they couldn't operate on it. This was all super convenient as I had to return back to school in a few days and wouldn't be back home again until Thanksgiving break, over three months later. They put a temporary seal on my tooth and we all crossed our fingers that it wouldn't crack and the tooth wouldn't get infected again.

Thankfully, it didn't. I went back to Dr. Root Canal for a third time to have him drill my tooth, again. It sucked just as much as the other times, but he fixed it. Or so he says. Right before my appointment with Dr. Root Canal, though, I had to get three fillings from Dr. Dentist. My Thanksgiving break was spent at the dentist and when I wasn't there my mouth was numb or sore because of it. To make all this worst, sometime when my mouth was numb I must have bit my tongue because that hurt for about a week afterward.

But the appointments are not done yet. Now I need a crown on my tooth. Thanksgiving break was over and I was headed back to school, the dentist is closed over Christmas break, and I won't be home again until summer. So I have to make an appointment here at school, and there are only three dentists in the entire city that take my dental insurance. They are booked until February so, once again, fingers crossed the temporary seal doesn't crack.

In conclusion, I think this whole thing was a conspiracy started by the dentist five years ago to just get money, and all dentists are evil.