I'm one of those stubbotn people who think problems will work themselves out, and never see a doctor or dentist until it's nearly too late. Or use to be one of those people. My last dentist was great. He is also a folkie, and plays good music in his office. When I first went to him for an emergency abcess, he played Hank Williams for me. Unfortunately, I moved to far away to make visits to him practical. The oral surgeon that I mentioned above reminded me of Lawrence Olivier in "Marathon Man", but the dentist who sent me to him was great. I'll go back to her soon.