The kids will be scared stiff when they are sat down in his big chair, but soon he, with his gift of gab, will charm them with his stories. He will say, "Open Wide" and they will be too scared not to do as he says. He will say, "Ah, Oh, and Yes," and then tell your father that that tooth has to come out or that tooth needs a filling.

        When he decides to put a filling in, he will get that scary drill out and drill the decay out of it. Sometimes it will hurt, but if he thinks it will, he will first stick this big needle in and deaden the surrounding area with Novocain. The kid will think this is the worst part of getting his teeth fixed, but if the drill would hit a nerve he would take the Novocain gladly.

        Then the dentist will get two or three little bottles off the shelf and dust a few drops of each into a little ceramic cup. He will then start to stir and mix and stir and mix until the powders grow into a small ball. He will then take this ball into his hands and knead it between his thumb and finger until it is smooth and ready to put into the hollow tooth. This procedure will fascinate the kid and he will forget the pain the dentist may have caused.

        The dentist will then get some long cotton balls out of his jar and pack them around the tooth. He wants the tooth dry before he puts the cement into it. He will then take his little atomizer, put it over his little bunsen-burner and draw in some of it's heat. He will then squeeze the little bulb and blow the heat into the hollow tooth to take any moisture away. This will feel good after all of that scary drilling. Then he will press that little wad of silver into the hollow tooth, smooth it out with his little knife and you are set, for now. "Don't bite down hard or drink hot liquids for a while," He will tell you. Then you will be happy to be free to go home.

        Your father will take his order for what the dentist wants for pay and this will be delivered at a later date. We know, from our experience that his family will enjoy those fruits and vegetables from the garden.

        Going to the dentist is not as scary as letting your father pull your teeth. Just the sight or those big pliers coming at you is enough to put the fear of the banshee into you. The other method your father may use is to tie a strong cord around your tooth. If you see that your father doesn't have a strong cord and is sitting there rolling this string along his leg, you know what is ahead. He is making a strong string out of a tiny weak one. He may sit there for a long time rolling this string, with his hand, until the string gets twisted into a nice strong cord. Then he can tie it around the tooth and, give the string a yank and out will come the tooth. The dentist has the right tools for this job and it is not quite as scary.