B-Team Ball Player

Last year, Finn’s school basketball team won their conference championship. They had two teams.

At that time, the teams were created making both teams equally matched. Mixing players of high talent with players that didn’t have the same skill level.

This year, Finn’s school created teams based on skill level. There is an A team and a B team.

In November, the school held practices and selected their most talented players and put them in the A team and those who didn’t get selected went to the B team. Finn was selected for the B team.

Initially, I thought Finn was going to be upset that he did not make the A team.

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Instead, he told me, “You know what dad, if I’m on the A team, I will be on the bench the entire time. But on the B team, I’ll get to play more and get better.”

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This was a very mature way of looking at this. As a kid, I would have been very hurt about not making the A team and would have felt rejected. I would have been miserable the entire time and would have focused on the rejection instead of focusing on the opportunity of getting better.

For many of our patients, coming to the dentist is very difficult.

Many people have a fear of the dentist that keeps them from making the appointment. For many of these people, they avoid the dentist for decades. Then they become embarrassed or feel that they will be judged.

Eventually they make the call because they want to get their teeth and gums in a healthy state. The desire to get their mouth healthy overcomes their concerns and fears of going to the dentist.

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At Dente, we help these patients get to a comfortable state to help them with their concerns.

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First, we offer Anxiety Free Dentistry to help patients with their dental anxiety. These patients are given anxiety reducing medication that helps them with their dental fear.

This medication helps the patient relax and get through the appointment stress free.

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Also, we present their treatment in a non-judgmental way. We understand because we’ve all had times when we’ve lapsed in our medical and dental care.

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It’s part of being human. We get it. That is why we present treatment without judgement.

If you are looking to see the dentist but are concerned you might get judged, please visit us at mydente.com or call 773-292-1911 to schedule your judgement-free dental consultation.

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