Oh fun. I went to my dental appointment, yesterday. I went to the counter to check in. The receptionist said that my appointment was not for another hour. I checked my phone to see that I had an appointment in the 15 minutes after I arrived. I told the receptionist that fact. She checked my messages and saw that I was due at the time I said. She made some enquiries and then decided to have another look at the message. Then she found out that I was actually due for an appointment at the CQU Oral Health at that time.

The receptionist made a phone call to CQU to sort out the problem. A couple of minutes later, after the reception found that they could not contact anyone, I got a phone call from CQU to ask if I "needed directions" -- complete with a sarcastic tone of voice. I told them that I had the appointments confused, given that I got two confirmation messages that day. CQU Oral Health told me that I had a $20 "no-show" fee to pay. I told them that I would have to rebook for next year. They said April would be the earliest.

So, here I was at the Rockhampton Community Dental. I get back after a lunch break (sandwich and water) and get seen to by my clinician. She gave me the all-clear with my X-ray assessment. Then they get in to do the cleaning. I was then reminded how terrible the sound of the descaler sounded as the dentist cleaned off the built-up plaque off my teeth. Basically, I have this clean done now, and I can go to the CQU Oral Health in 8 months' time for another cleaning.