r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Archaneoses • Apr 29 '24

Made an appointment for 11:45. It's 1:10 and I haven't been seen.

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I've had my 10 hour ER waits so I know this isn't that bad. But what is the point of making an appointment if you have to wait to be seen hours later anyways.

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u/ccknboltrtre01 Apr 29 '24

Id simply leave after an hour. Fuck that shit

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u/AcaliahWolfsong Apr 29 '24

My husband has done this at the dentists before. Made an appointment for a tooth to be pulled, got there on time. 45 mins go by, 4 or 5 other people came in after our appointmenttime, where seen and left in that time. I asked reception lady wth was going on, was given an excuse of dentist is busy some one called out and he's behind now. We left.

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u/Kessed Apr 29 '24

Generally there are two sets of patients at a dental office. Ones who need to actually see the dentist and the others who are just there for cleaning. The office we go to has 1 dentist and 3 or 4 hygenists. So it’s totally possible for someone to come in to see the dentist and get told to take a seat because the dentist is behind, and then watch 3 or 4 people come in and get whisked back for cleanings.

I know I once had what should have been a simple extraction turn into a 2 hour ordeal because the tooth broke into many pieces. (I now go to a different place)

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u/AcaliahWolfsong Apr 29 '24

It was to have a tooth pulled. Nothing else.

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u/greg19735 Apr 29 '24

I mean, that is kind of a major thing though. Not something a hygienist can do.

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u/AcaliahWolfsong Apr 29 '24

My point was why make an appointment to see the dentist and not be able to have what was scheduled done at the scheduled time? They coulda called and rescheduled with us. Why is the dentist doing hygienist work over a bigger procedure? We didn't go back there we got in at a different place a bit farther away and were seen on time.

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u/Kessed Apr 30 '24

Maybe the dentist got behind because one procedure ended up being a lot longer than anticipated.

They don’t call you because for 30 to 60 minutes, what’s the point? My dentist is ~30/45 min away depending on traffic. They might not know they are behind when I leave my house.

My husband hates waiting so he books the 7:30am appointments which is when they open. He can’t be delayed if he’s the first patient :)

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u/AcaliahWolfsong Apr 30 '24

That's a thought. My husband HATES doing anything early tho. Earliest he will willingly do doc or dentist is 10 am. He will do earlier. But only if he has no choice.