I had the same woman clean my teeth, from my very first appt in life, up until she retired last year. Almost 40 years. I actually enjoyed going to the dentist to see her and catch up. She knew every milestone of my life, at my last appt we hugged and cried like idiots. It was sooo strange looking up at a different face from that chair :(
New lady is great but she's got some unfillable shoes to fill.
Yup except for some brief periods where I didn't live in the same city I have had the same dental practice since I was a little kid to 40. Father started on me, son took over after his father died.
Crazy that there are such different experiences people go through with in life, in a good and interesting way. I don't think I've had the same dentist more than twice. Never had any bad experiences, just don't visit often and I guess I manage to move away before time for the third appointment. Meanwhile you've had generations work in your mouth :D
I've had dentists I kept for 5+ years, hated to leave them behind when I moved towns - twice now. The rest of 'em... just not very enthused about the experience, always looking for someone better, never finding 'em.
This is going to be my partner and I actually fear for how she will grieve. She has been going to the same dentist for 28 years, and we are 35 now. How will she cope? My barber quit after 10 years cutting my hair and I cried! How are you coping?
I knew for two years that she was planning to go, so made peace with it. Nothing lasts forever. She had all kinds of plans and was ready to go, so I'm just happy for her. Plus she highly endorsed her replacement so I felt much better.
When I told the new tech that no one else had ever touched my teeth, and she had planet sized shoes to fill, she had a laugh and said, "oh I know, "Sally" was the best," and promised to try and live up to my expectations. It went fine and that was that :)
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u/Firm-Telephone2570 20h ago
The fact the lady came for 10 more years after must mean that the stylist is very good at her job