Emotional Dentistry with Dr. Tate Masunaga and Dr. Kevin Thanh Nguyen

When I think of the dentist, all I can remember is my countless visits to the office as a child for my endless cavities and root canals. I feel like I can still feel every needle-pinch of anesthesia, the pressure of the drill, and the tantalizing ache of piercing my pulp. That said, I developed a fear of dentists growing up. I only recently realized the beauty behind dental care and the art behind individual practitioners' practice. Though this fear of dentists is a common sentiment amongst the general population, the field also brings another overpowering feeling: hope. Missing teeth, crooked alignment, discolorations...these are some presentations that can undoubtedly cloud someone's self-confidence. Thankfully, we have superheroes of the teeth who give others a reason to smile again.

In this episode, we have two of these tooth fairies to ...