Afraid of the Dentist

Have you seen the television commercial for people who are afraid to go to the dentist? One woman in it says she is afraid of the dentist because "I can't stand needles, and dentists don't understand."

Now here's the problem: In order to treat people who haven't seen the dentist in years and do major, painful work, they give them IV sedation, which involves a needle. "Are you afraid of needles? We can take care of that--with a needle. Yep, we're going to have to needle you."