I had to smile when I overheard him say the following to a patient (who had apparently not had her teeth cleaned in quite some time):
"See, it's beautiful! I love it. You know why it's beautiful? Because it was ugly before. That's why."
(Note to self: get teeth cleaned regularly, lest my smile starts to look "ugly.")
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My dentist is Asian and the last time I was there I thought I had a cavity. He put the x-rays up and said, "No cavities. Where are the cavities. You show me the cavaties!" That was that. I don't know if I offended him by saying I thought I had a cavity or what but really, I thought he could have been a little more positive about it. Anyway, foreign dentists are apparently like you said, lacking in the tact department. :)
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