not to mention....at the dentist you're there for at least 30 to 45 minutes to an hour. At least you're in and out at the OB/GYN. <-------no pun intented.
The thought of looking down people's gobs freaks me out. My parents tried to get me to think about medicine or dentistry. I don't know how youse do it. Respect.
I'm more scared of having another infection in my mouth than seeing the dentist. I'd happily go for check-ups and whatnot if it prevented something (it started off as a chipped tooth) like that happening again. I started seeing a very nice dentist. Even having the tooth, that started falling apart, out was a totally painless operation.