When I was younger, I hated going to the dentist because of a few bad experiences. There was the time a new dentist had to drill out and redo a filling he had incorrectly put in, and another time when I gagged while getting impressions taken of my teeth. Needless to say, for much of my childhood an upcoming visit to the dentist — and later to the orthodontist — produced lots of panic and anxiety.

I’m happy to say that’s not the case anymore. Sure, I outgrew it once I got older, but I still have the occasional bad experience (I really don’t like the X-rays!).

When it was time to find a dentist here in Indy, I turned to one of my first go-to resources — Angie’s List — to find someone who could keep my anxiety from resurfacing while taking good care of my teeth. At the time, we’d just started accepting medical reports and I found several pages of Indianapolis dentists (which, by the way, is currently our most popular medical category).

It didn’t take me long to find an A-rated practice near my house. Better yet, there wasn’t one mention of drills or nausea. In one quick phone call, I found out they were in my insurance network and accepting new patients, and I had my first appointment set up.

That was two visits ago and I couldn’t be happier. The dentist is knowledgeable, the staff is friendly and professional, and they actually make office visits a pleasant experience. In fact, I wrote a positive report on them earlier this week. Now if only they didn’t have to do those X-rays …