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florida80 · 05-03-2021

Name, Time, And Place
BOSTON, DENTIST, IGNORING & INATTENTIVE, MASSACHUSETTS, RECEPTION, USA, WORDPLAY | HEALTHY | OCTOBER 2, 2018
(I’ve chipped a tooth. My regular dentist puts a filling in, but recommends a crown as a more stable, long-term repair. Since I already have a rather large cavity and filling in that tooth, they also refer me to an endodontist to see if I’ll need a root canal first. I call their office to set up a consult.)

Receptionist: “Good morning. Thank you for calling [Office].”

Me: “Good morning. I’ve been referred to you by [My Dentist]. I need a consultation to see if a root canal is necessary.”

Receptionist: “Okay, are you a patient of ours?”

Me: “No, I’d be a new patient.”

Receptionist: “Can I have your name?”

(I give my first and last name. My last name is somewhat unusual, and has a lot of letters that sound like other letters, so I always go the extra mile and spell it out using the phonetic alphabet.)

Receptionist: “I’m sorry, can you repeat that?”

Me: *spells it again, still phonetically*

Receptionist: *spells it back, inverting the last two letters*

Me: “No, no.” *spells it out again*

Receptionist: “Oh, okay, no R.” *spells it back incorrectly*

Me: “No, there is an R.” *spells it AGAIN* “It’s like [word], but with an A at the end.”

Receptionist: *finally gets it right* “I’m not finding you in our system.”

Me: “Right, no, I’m a new patient; I’ve just been referred for a consultation.”

Receptionist: “Oh, I’m sorry, okay. I’ll need more information from you, then.”

(We very slowly and carefully go through the rest of my details.)

Receptionist: “And what do you need done?”

Me: “Just a consultation right now. I’m getting a crown, but my dentist would like to see if I should get a root canal first.”

Receptionist: “You need a root canal?”

Me: “No! Just a consultation.”

Receptionist: “Okay, a consultation. When would you like to come in?”

Me: “Anytime Monday is good.”

Receptionist: “We have 3:30 on Monday?”

Me: “Yes, that would be fine.”

Receptionist: “Okay, there’s also 1:50?”

Me: “Um, either one, I guess? 3:30 or 1:50, whichever is more convenient for you.”

Receptionist: “Okay, 1:30 on Monday, then.”

Me: “I’m sorry, 1:30 or 1:50?”

Receptionist: “Yes, 1:50.”

Me: “Great, thank you.”

(I think I’ll show up before 1:30, just to be safe!)

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florida80 R11 Độc Cô Cầu Bại Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 113,777 Thanks: 7,441 Thanked 47,021 Times in 13,125 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 511 Post(s) Rep Power: 161	Name, Time, And Place BOSTON, DENTIST, IGNORING & INATTENTIVE, MASSACHUSETTS, RECEPTION, USA, WORDPLAY \| HEALTHY \| OCTOBER 2, 2018 (I’ve chipped a tooth. My regular dentist puts a filling in, but recommends a crown as a more stable, long-term repair. Since I already have a rather large cavity and filling in that tooth, they also refer me to an endodontist to see if I’ll need a root canal first. I call their office to set up a consult.) Receptionist: “Good morning. Thank you for calling [Office].” Me: “Good morning. I’ve been referred to you by [My Dentist]. I need a consultation to see if a root canal is necessary.” Receptionist: “Okay, are you a patient of ours?” Me: “No, I’d be a new patient.” Receptionist: “Can I have your name?” (I give my first and last name. My last name is somewhat unusual, and has a lot of letters that sound like other letters, so I always go the extra mile and spell it out using the phonetic alphabet.) Receptionist: “I’m sorry, can you repeat that?” Me: spells it again, still phonetically Receptionist: spells it back, inverting the last two letters Me: “No, no.” spells it out again Receptionist: “Oh, okay, no R.” spells it back incorrectly Me: “No, there is an R.” spells it AGAIN “It’s like [word], but with an A at the end.” Receptionist: finally gets it right “I’m not finding you in our system.” Me: “Right, no, I’m a new patient; I’ve just been referred for a consultation.” Receptionist: “Oh, I’m sorry, okay. I’ll need more information from you, then.” (We very slowly and carefully go through the rest of my details.) Receptionist: “And what do you need done?” Me: “Just a consultation right now. I’m getting a crown, but my dentist would like to see if I should get a root canal first.” Receptionist: “You need a root canal?” Me: “No! Just a consultation.” Receptionist: “Okay, a consultation. When would you like to come in?” Me: “Anytime Monday is good.” Receptionist: “We have 3:30 on Monday?” Me: “Yes, that would be fine.” Receptionist: “Okay, there’s also 1:50?” Me: “Um, either one, I guess? 3:30 or 1:50, whichever is more convenient for you.” Receptionist: “Okay, 1:30 on Monday, then.” Me: “I’m sorry, 1:30 or 1:50?” Receptionist: “Yes, 1:50.” Me: “Great, thank you.” (I think I’ll show up before 1:30, just to be safe!)