Trauma from Childhood Dentist

My name is John Reilly and i come from USA. I am 63 years old and has been living in Vietnam for 11 years.

I confess that I had fears towards dentists since my childhood. I remember my old dentist back home would yell and cause me discomfort every time he would drill out cavities or pull out a tooth.

Moreover, when my tooth became infected and my face had swollen up quite badly, a dentist at his old clinic here in Vietnam put me on antibiotics and made an appointment to extract infected tooth. Unfortunately, the wrong tooth was pulled out which caused the other tooth to break into two pieces. I was disappointed to learn that the infection was still there.

Shortly after, I contacted Westcoast International Dental Clinic with a hope to save my old tooth. Dr Daniele De Pasca who is a professional dentist from Italy currently working at Westcoast in Hanoi treated my case. He made a treatment plan for implant for me and explained that a new crown and an implant needed to be put as soon as possible. I followed Dr. Daniele’s recommendations and that what I said after the treatment:

“…may I say that you have helped me lessen some of those memories from childhood. You have been very gentle with your methods (and have never yelled at me!). I’m very grateful for your patience.”

Now when I look in the mirror, I see a brand new smile and I am happy about the result. I couldn’t believe that in just few weeks, I can smile again and I can do it all the time!

Thank you Westcoast!