No, I don't hate them. My regular dentist is actually very nice. I just wish I didn't ever have to visit them. One (or more) of my molars has been hurting since Thursday, and I've been ignoring it, hoping it will go away. Of course, it didn't, because I'm going on a trip to see my son and his wife and my grandkids tomorrow. One problem... why didn't someone tell me that Spring Break is when all the dentists go on vacation? Mine is currently in St. George. I hope he's having a good time. I did manage to find someone who would see me, but he couldn't do the extraction today because of the infection. So, here I am, loaded up on antibiotics and painkillers, getting ready to go on a train trip tomorrow! He said I should be feeling a lot better by tomorrow, though, and I have an appointment with an oral surgeon on Tuesday to have it removed. Why an oral surgeon? Well, apparently one of the medications I take can cause "bone necrosis", if I remember what he said correctly, and he would rather be safe than sorry. Is it time for dentures yet? P.S. The painkillers are working. ;)