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DENTIST: |
How
are you, Martin? |
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MARTIN: |
Fine, I think. |
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DENTIST: |
Any
problems with your teeth? |
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MARTIN: |
I
think I have a problem with one. |
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DENTIST: |
Tell me which one. |
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MARTIN: |
It's on the right side. All the way back. |
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DENTIST: |
Is
it an upper or lower tooth? |
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MARTIN: |
The
lower right side. |
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DENTIST: |
Let's take a look. Open your mouth. |
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MARTIN: |
What are you doing? |
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DENTIST: |
Sorry. I dropped the mirror. |
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MARTIN: |
Isn't that bad luck? |
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DENTIST: |
Not
for a dentist. Open up. I'm looking at that tooth. Is it this one?
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MARTIN: |
Yesss! |
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DENTIST: |
OK.
I'm tapping on the side. Does that hurt? |
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MARTIN: |
Nooo. Now what are you doing? |
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DENTIST: |
I'm
just looking. |
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MARTIN: |
Can
you see anything wrong? |
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DENTIST: |
The
filling is cracked. |
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MARTIN: |
Cracked! That's bad, isn't it? |
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DENTIST: |
It's not good. I'll have to fill it. But first I have to take out
the old filling. Do you want something to stop the pain? |
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MARTIN: |
Of
course. |
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DENTIST: |
All
right, I'm ready. Open your mouth wide. |
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MARTIN: |
What is that? |
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DENTIST: |
I'm
giving you something to stop the pain. |
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MARTIN: |
OK.
Just a minute. I'm getting ready. |
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DENTIST: |
Are
you all right? |
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MARTIN: |
I'm
fine. Go ahead. |
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DENTIST: |
It
won't hurt. I'm putting something on first. Then I'm going to put
the needle in. Here goes. Now, that didn't hurt, did it? |
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MARTIN: |
No,
not at all. |
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DENTIST: |
I'm
going to wait a few minutes. Would you like something to read?
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MARTIN: |
Yes, please. |
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DENTIST: |
I'm
drilling out the old filling now. |
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DENTIST: |
Just a little more. Can you feel that? |
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MARTIN: |
Hunh-uh. |
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DENTIST: |
I'm
washing it out now. There, that looks good. You can relax now.
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MARTIN: |
You're not finished, are you? |
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DENTIST: |
I'm
finished with the drilling. Unless I find something else. I haven't
checked everything. First, I'm going to fill this tooth. Relax a
minute. |
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MARTIN: |
How
long have you been a dentist, Dr. Jansen? |
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DENTIST: |
About six years. I was working in Southern Maryland before I moved
to Baltimore. I joined Dr. Cohen here about a year ago. |
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MARTIN: |
Is
Dr. Cohen going to retire? |
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DENTIST: |
Yes, but not soon. In a few years. He doesn't want to work so hard.
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MARTIN: |
That's nice for both of you. |
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DENTIST: |
Yes, it is. OK. I think we're ready. |
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DENTIST: |
Now, that wasn't too bad, was it? |
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MARTIN: |
Not
bad. |
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DENTIST: |
But
we aren't finished. Just relax. |
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