An informal article - How to survive… a trip to the dentist’s 1. Choose a good dentist. First of all, look for a dentist, a good dentist, so it’s advisable knowing opinions from each local. One option is searching opinions on the Internet but if you don’t trust strangers’ opinions you can ask your friends, relatives or co-workers. 2. Choose an appointment. When you find the correct specialist, select a day. Never decide a busy day, because you don’t know how much time you will spend to the dentist. 3. Don’t need to face your fear alone. If you are scared to dentists, you can go with someone else. Make sure he or she is a reliable person, in this way you will feel safer than if you go alone. 4. Be distracted in waiting room. Try to arrive to the local 10 minutes early to your appointment. This gives you the time to psych yourself up and prepare for the immediate moment. Read a magazine, speak with your partner or listen to music to get relax. 5. Ask as many questions you want. If you have some questions about the procedure that specialist will follow, ask them. You feel worry about your health and it’s normal having some queries to solve. 6. Take deep breaths and close your eyes and imagine you’re somewhere else. Once you get into the examination room take deep breaths and try to feel relax while dentist is working and take your partner by the hand. Also, close your eyes and try to imagine you’re in another place, like a beach or a forest. Like this you will feel more safety.