Access Your Community

Security/Police | Fire | Medical | Dental office | Nursing home

Contents

1. Dialogue
2. Keywords
3. Three dental offices in your community
4. Student perspectives

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Dialogue

A: What seems to be the trouble?
B: My tooth is sensitive when I drink something hot or cold. I think I have a cavity. I need you to check my tooth.
A: O.K. Please have a seat, lay back, and open your mouth. I'll take an x-ray of your tooth. Please don't move.
A: O.K. thank you.
B: Let's see. Your tooth does have a cavity. I'll need to clean it first. After that, I'll fill your cavity. Then, in one week you will need to come back in and have it checked.
(After cavity is filled)
A: Thank you. See you next week.

Keywords

Cavity – A hole in your tooth made by decay.
X-ray – A photograph inside someone's body.
Fill – To put something inside a hole to make a smooth surface.

Three dental offices in your community

Columbia Dental Group
Factoria Dental Service
Dental Referral Service

Student perspectives

When I went to the Dental Office three years ago I wanted to get a checkup. It had been a long time since I last visited the dentist. The first time, they took three x-rays and the dentist told me that there are no problems with my teeth, but they have some plaque. The dentist told me I had to clean my teeth better and come a check-up in six months.

I went to a dental clinic. That was a big medical specialist. First, the dentist took many kinds of x-rays. Next, he treated my teeth. Then, I had a spasm. After that, the dentist finished his work. He told me, everything is fine. I had a bad memory until now.