I went for a dental surgery yesterday for a tooth extraction. Although I've had my tooth plucked before, you can't eliminate the fear. It's better that you don't know about it at all. 
So with recommendation, I visited this dental clinic where I've never been. The place is small and cosy although it is not located in a super upmarket building. I heard that they are good and professional. Of course, they come with a price. Private service with a private price, just like private hospitals. 
Since it is my first time, I had to fill in an admission card. They also performed an X-ray scanning for me. Their machine is kind of new age. It scans like an MRI, just that you are standing and of course the scan is only on your jaws. The machine will rotate around your jaw area to get the images.
The clinic lounge area where you sit and wait
The espresso machine and the entrance to the surgery rooms
The nurses take care of you and explains everything in detail. They also help to check on you every now and then to attend to your needs. You are never left to think about what's going on although it's not perfect. If you would like explanation, they'll take the time to explain what is going to happen next.
I get pillows to hug during the surgery and Burberry pattern blankets to cover my body to prevent myself from feeling cold. I get sunglasses to wear to prevent my eyes from facing the light, thereafter they would cover my eyes with a mask during the surgery. I am not sure if they just don't want me to see the dentist with big eyes. Haha.
They had coffee machines and instant noodles available if you did not eat. However, I think there are enough butterflies in my tummy. Actually I had a Coffee Bean Brek 'O' Day's breakfast before I went. Hehehe.
They gave me a number of antibiotics and a first dose of painkillers. Lots of anaestatic is also injected. During the surgery, I felt nothing at all. Hearing all those sounds is enough and feeling the strings during the stitching. After the surgery, I had the pain 2 hours later while biting on the gauze. It was a 1.5 hours of pain before I dare to take some painkillers by opening my mouth.
And tada.. no more, life as usual. One big tooth extracted. The wisdom of my life...
