I don't mind dentists at all, except for the gagging.
I had 8 teeth removed once, four corner teeth and four impacted molars (my teeth were too large for my jaw). Interesting about the sedation element -- my beard was red, and I woke up near the end of operation.
They hit me with novocaine, then sweet gas, and then they ‘tested’ the IV solution.
Apparently, the test was a little weird as the tech asked if it was too much, and I kept showing zero response.
Then they tweaked the mix of sweet gas, and hit me with the full syringe of solution mainlined into the injection gasket on the wrist tap instead of into the bag like they’d planned.
Then they watched me nervously and discussed my bodyweight being wrong for the amount they’d hit me with.
After ten full minutes of me grinning at them, they tweaked the gas mix some more and finally hit on the mix that slowed me down some.
I guess I gave them a start.
Wish they could have seen me on codeine, that’s a real treat.
(Hyper speed activated! New abilities unlocked! Wall climb initiated!)