alvin edward dodson.

about 2 weeks ago, i had the worst nightmare ever. in my 10months of practice, i have never dealt with a strange patient who would act recklessly.

DAY ONE.
one friday afternoon,
quietly taking my siesta after lunch..
trying to get a nap.

i somehow got up in a quick fix when someone knocked. i wasn't expecting any patient that very hour. normally, i wouldn't get up in a flash, coz it might be a medical representative who would wait patiently for me to have contained myself. but, i don't really know what got in to me that time, but i somehow fixed my self right up.

jingle, my secretary came in and told me that the patient would want to have a consultation with something that's been bothering her. so i said ok and then i let her in.

the patient is a pretty Filipina @ 34y/o, with her is her 70y/o American fiancee. courteously, i did my rituals for new patients.. her chief of complaint is her wobbly mandibular centrals. she asked what's the best remedy. she wouldn't want any extraction.. so i assessed her oral hygiene and suggested a periodontal treatment since she has a periodontal disease already.. but suddenly, her fiancee spoke with a super loud voice, as if mad.

the conversation goes:
mr.dodson: i want you, to pull both her teeth out right now! (with all the gestures and such)
me: sir, she has a periodo....
mr.dodson: no! i want what i want. we've been to many dentists all around the city. but i don't want them and their fuzzy brain do the talking. you see, i am old. i could die anytime. i want what i want to happen. if you couldn't do that, then that's a foolish thing. just like any other Filipino who would want to suggest their way, but ends up being the worst course of treatment..
me: (i was blank, and shocked.. so i just listened carefully to every word he utters.. at this point, i want to smack him and sue him..)
mr.dodson: (continues.......blabbbbbing!).. i want both her teeth out right there. and i want to have dentures placed immediately. now, can u do anything? or are you just the same as the rest of the Filipino morons? (oh... ha..1 point reckless old gorilla!)
me: but sir, your fia... (cut again)
mr.dodson: do it right now. i am old. we chose you because you live just nearby. she's suffering from that wobbly teeth. she can't eat and speak well. now, will u take recourse for what you think is right? but not think of what bothers her that much?
me: (*gulp*)

so i continued on with my routine to talk to the patient. i checked everything i needed to check. the teeth are both in the maximum degree mobility alright, but i know there's still hope to preserve them. tsk!

the patient said sorry, and told me that he's really firm on it. so she said ok to extracting the two lil poor thing. and added: "gi kapoy na gyud ko ana niya doc, mahuman lang ni akong ngipon byaan nako siya" so there i got the hint that this is no freakin' joke.

we sat down at talked about the entire treatment course. and did the math. he was at it again, talking like a mad cow. but i remained calm. and because of his weird behavior, i had him sign to the quotation i made.

he wanted: (in this ORDER.)
>2 teeth to be pulled out (right there and then, friday)
>(monday) impression for the denture (lower only, he didn't want the upper missings replaced) & prophylaxis (he didn't want this really.. which i couldn't argue with him much)
>(tuesday) try-in (for a lower rpd in plastic pontics.. ang cheap! shyet. and he's acting like he'll pay me millions.. grrr)
>(wednesday) get the final piece. and pay in full.

(..that fast, huh? well i called the lab and they promised to be on time. anyway, its just an metal frame -plastic pontics 6 unit lower removable partial denture..)

so i had him sign the piece of blabbings, just to make sure we got everything in order.
btw, i suggested to have her caries cleaned and restored. but then again, he said NO with a shout NO. so.. no! duh.

so i gave in. i pulled out the two lil poor thing. conversed a lil. he paid half. and i sent them off.

*whew!* what a relief..

DAY TWO
we had a nice day.
i did prophy and the impression for the denture.
not much shocking things.

DAY THREE
the big day.
try in.
the lab technician told me it'll be ready by 11am. so i had the patient scheduled at 1pm, just to make sure there will be no delays.

i was in school that morning. happy chit chatting with the lil kids. then my secretary called at 10:40am. freak. this is what im really scared off. a bad news came. she called the lab to follow up the delivery. and sadly, they couldn't make it on time. my heart skipped beats. tsk! they had a power failure a day before. and they have not started on it yet. and said it'll be ready by 5pm. freak! oh my.. so my secretary and i had a marathon on how to contact the patient and inform her. and sadly, we both couldn't reach her. the number she gave is out of coverage. oh my! oh my.. man, i was 100% sure i'll get scolded later..

so we met... i explained to the patient about the lab lapse. the gorilla was just outside, reading the paper.. and i told her that im sure i'll get scolded but i'll work my way to get through. i informed her too that we called her but couldn't reach her. and *gee!* she said, i'd have to skip that one in explaining to the gorilla as she'll be in the trash if i do.. wow.. so point 2, a battered fiancee?

so i cleaned her teeth first. i cleaned painstakingly. as she was Uber sensitive. really sensitive that i had to anesthetize the area.

done, tired and troubled that i would now explain where's the try-in plate. i inhaled and exhaled super deeply. and faced the gorilla. and yeah, the worst conversation in my entire life! he shouted at me. like a SUPER MAD MAN! yelled, and pointed. and said these..:
(not in order, as i couldn't remember. but my mind's sharp to really put them in words!)
-you Filipinos are really a bunch of morons!
-that's one lame excuse. the black out was just five minutes(really? 2 hours kaya!)! you see, i was born before you were born. so i know how quick it is to make that plate! (oh? so dentist diay sad ka?)
-it doesn't take 15 minutes to get it done! (wax pattern pa lang pila na ka adlaw bah? ahahaha)
-you don't need electricity to make it! (oh! si superman ka pala!)
-your lab people are lazy a-holes! just like the rest of the Filipinos. the people like you! (buang ka ha.. kapila na!) you wake up at 10am, just an hour later you have your lunch break. for 2 hours. so that's why u cant get things done immediately! (pisti ka!!!)
-you all are idiots in this place!
and so on and so forth......! he wanted me to change the lab. even if i had the work done already.

by this time. i wanted to SCREAM!!! i couldn't take this anymore! this is hell for me. i am a tough fighter. yes. but i haven't experienced this kind. i haven't been insulted like this. sadly. he's not talking just about me. but the entire Filipino community. *BULL!* my brain wanted to pop out! im having tachycardia. what the!?!?!?! but i remained calmed, i listened to every word. just nodded. stayed on the ground. humbled myself. and apologized. then he walked out.. the pinay px said sorry again and said thankx for saving her ass (i didn't tell the gorilla about the phone call).

then i rang my mom. and when she said hello, my tears burst by buckets! i couldn't say a word. i just cried and cried and cried. and my mom got pissed already coz she couldn't understand me. then i uttered a few, and she said it'll be ok. that i would have more weird patients to come. especially of their kind. but i couldn't stop crying still. and i told her that she would understand me better if she was in my shoes at that time. but she still strongly said it's nothing big. (unsa?!??!?!?!)

i had patients lined up. so i had to revamp my mood. so i fixed myself. and got back to my gleeful mood. (inani diay ang artista? kapoy smile bisan bug-at ang g bati!)

before the day ended, i narrated what happened to my mom and dad. my dad got furious. but my mom said it'll be ok. my mom called the patient that night and they talked for an hour maybe. my mom asked her if she just could go to her clinic, and not mine anymore. as i was emotionally abused already. (awww.. gee. my mom's a superhero!) so they agreed. and my mom also stood as a counsellor as the patient shared her heartaches about the monster.

DAY FOUR
at my mom's clinic
i hid inside the mini bedroom, with a recorder ready.
my mom also set her phone so she could record the conversation.
my dad rushed from his office to be at my mom's clinic to witness whatever commotion might explode.
and yes, another blab came out from the gorilla.. and made me look like a liar! that i didn't suggest many things! haller! i wanted to face him and defend myself. but i forcibly hid myself. he said so many things, just the same as what he told me.. and my mom, calmed at that.. she managed to soften the gorilla's heart a lil. she even patted his back, and said that she doesn't want her patients walk out of the clinic feeling angry. long long long story.. and said gbye..

DAY FIVE
another hell scenario

the gorilla entered breathing like a bull. my mom was still in her light mood. she was not into retaliating yet. even if he blabbed again and said many curse words like a mad man. the clinic ambiance remained calm. he insulted the entire Filipino community again and again.

he's really foolish. u see, if your the doctor, and there's the patient --you would of course talk straight to the patient right? not unless the patient's a retard or a baby at that. the gorilla got mad at my mom for not talking to him first to check the trial. so my mom said "sir, she is the patient and she will have to tell me if there's anything that's bothering her." and that gorilla said "she knows nothing! im the one paying for this!" (gago gyud!)

(hay this blog is way to long already.. ill have to cut the story na.. hahaha)

DAY SIX
final judgment
final appointment
my dad's ready, just sitting outside
i was not there as my mom had instructed me.

cast: my mom(the dentist), the pinay(px), the gorilla, the assistant, the secretary, my dad(ready to back up), limketkai mall's engineer(my mom's next px after the hot seat), the lab technician.

raged. angry. furious. he's at it again. he blabbed and blabbed. he got angry for not restoring the caries. he got angry for not making the upper dentures. so my mom retaliated and said.
my mom: sir, you instructed my daughter to do just what you want. and when u came into my clinic, you said the very same thing. you could not blame us for this!
moron: (he blabbed again and said bullsh**! a-hole..moron..idiot.. into my mom's face!)
my mom: you better get our right now sir. i am full of your insults. your money could not even pay for the emotional and moral damage you have done.
moron: right! i will leave right now! You(to his fiancee) get down from there! where should i pay? to the 2 cents girl out there (the sec) or to the 2 cents girl here (the assist)?
my mom: right! to the 2 cents girl there! u get out right now!

so he did and blabbed again outside. he gave the payment. but he has a 300 change. so the sec asked him to wait a lil, she'll have to ask for change to my mom. but he got angry again!
moron: it's always like this! from the airport? to here? the taxi drivers. they say they dont have change so you could get my money. you Filipinos are all stingy!
my mom: sir, this is not the airport. and i'm not a taxi driver! i am the dentist here!

the moron blabbed about the Filipino culture and all that. and talked shitty things again..now my dad's angry. super angry! like a mad dog.. i couldn't believe it either. he stood up, and took hold of a piece of wood ready to bat the moron. but my mom grabbed it away. and my dad shouted at him and gave him things to ponder. he had him step out of the clinic, leave the Philippines and told him not to come back ever! (my dad's a Sociologist, so he knows well the different cultures around the globe. he's been around the world to read papers, do papers, make researches and such. he studied also in Belgium for his Ph.D and so i think he had a better say than the gorilla!) ....and he finally stepped out! grabe! just so like in the movies! grabe ang action ha!

the engineer had his phone ready to call the mall guards to walk him out.
the technician was ready to kick the gorilla's ass too.
much tension.

and finally my mom called me up and said,
"dili to nimo kaya!"

yes mom. now u understand why i can't contain myself when he shouted at me.

keep on posting, JERK!

why do you love my site?
envious of me? hahaha ;p

oh well.. some just can't keep their mouth shut.
and for some, they keep on blabbing like they're the best and perfect CREATURE on earth. sorry, jerk. you're barking on the wrong tree! get a life.. moron!

When God Made You

When Rosalyn sent me this music file, i never thought i would really keep it on my playlist to be played over and over again. I honestly didn't listen to it right away. When i was half done with the AVP i'm doin' for their wedding, i decided to view the half-baked photo story book.. and oh dear!!! I just fell in love with this song. I kept on playing and playing it all day/all night. It has a wonderful, sweet message. enjoy listening. And i'm sure you'll fall in love with the song as well. God made someone perfect for us! Love always! ;)

Its always been a mystery to me,
How two hearts can come together,
And love can last forever.
But now that I have found you I believe,
That a miracle has come when God sends the perfect one.
Now gone are all my questions about why,
And I've never been so sure of anything in my life

~chorus~

Oh I wonder what God was thinking, when He created you.
I wonder if He knew everything I would need,
Because he made all my dreams come true.
When God made you, He must have been thinking about me.

Ooo ooo,

I promise that wherever you may go, wherever life may lead you,
With all my heart I'll be there too.
And from this moment on I want you to know,
I'll let nothing come between us, and I will love the ones you love.
Now gone are all my questions about why..about why

and i've never been so sure of anything in my life

Oh I wonder what God was thinking when He created you,
I wonder if He knew everythin I would need,
Because He made all my dreams come true.
When God made you He must've been thinking about me.

Bridge

He made the sun He made the moon,
To harmonize a perfect tune,
One can't do without the other they just have to be together.
And that is why I know its true,
Your for me and I'm for you and my world
Just cant be right without you in my life

Chorus

He must have heard every prayer I've been praying

I've been praying.. Coz He knew everything I would need

When God made you, I thank God He made you

When dreams come true.. You are my love, my love..

When God made you, He must've been thinking about me.

I'm Yours : Jason Mraz

i just love this song..
it's my ultimate summer love song..

Well you done done me and you bet I felt it.
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted.
I fell right through the cracks.
and now I'm trying to get back.
Before the cool done run out.
I'll be giving it my bestest.
Nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention.
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some.

I won't hesitate no more, no more.
It cannot wait, I'm yours.

Well open up your mind and see like me.
Open up your plans and damn you're free.
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love.
Listen to the music of the moment maybe sing with me.
A lá peaceful melody.
It's your God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love loved.

So I won't hesitate no more, no more.
It cannot wait I'm sure.
There's no need to complicate.
Our time is short.
This is our fate, I'm yours.

I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror.
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer.
My breath fogged up the glass.
And so I drew a new face and laughed.
I guess what I'm saying is there ain't no better reason.
To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons.
It's what we aim to do.
Our name is our virtue.

I won't hesitate no more, no more.
It cannot wait I'm sure.
No need to complicate.
Our time is short.
It can not wait, I'm yours.

Well no no, well open up your mind and see like me.
Open up your plans and damn you're free.
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love love.
Listen to the music of the moment come and dance with me.
A lá one big family (2nd time: A lá happy family).
It's your God-forsaken right to be loved love love love.

I won't hesitate no more.
Oh no more no more no more.
It's your God-forsaken right to be loved, I'm sure.
There's no need to complicate.
Our time is short.
This is our fate, I'm yours.

No I won't hesitate no more, no more.
This cannot wait I'm sure.
There's no need to complicate.
Our time is short.
This is our fate, The sky is yours...

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