a trip to the dentist is not one of my favourite pastimes either. good work

Great situation and use of silence as foreboding and uncomfortable. The last sentence in the first paragraph seems to go on a bit long and winds up feeling…I dunno, guess I didn’t see the irony maybe.

I agree with the comments above. Dentists are never fun, unless it’s something like liberating yourself of braces, but that hurts, too. DX I really loved your descriptions. I think you captured the anticipation before entering the dentist’s room very well. Thank you for entering! : )