The Dental Exam

New Castle Dental is in one of the office buildings at a corporate campus. The first thing I noticed is it's a rather large practice taking up one wing of the second floor. They have a long corridor of examination rooms. Of course, I'm not sure what's normal since until now, the dental offices I've been to have been essentially one-man shows. I thought this visit went rather smoothly. I was seen promptly by a dentist and dental assistant for the check-up and x-rays and by a hygienist for the cleaning. One thing this dentist added to the exam was a test for oral cancer. None of my previous dentists ever did that, although perhaps they may have thought I wasn't at risk. While all that was going on, the staff got started on the insurance claim so when I was done, I was really done. Anyway, this was an above-average dental visit. No cavities, as usual, but also no bleeding/inflamed gums this time.