Background: This ESL podcast is about going to see the dentist. Learn some vocabulary about this medical field and about daily conversation. Let us know if you have any funny stories about going to see your dentist.
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Dentist
English Learning Conversation
| A: What are you up to today?
B: I’m going to the dentist. A: Is it a routine check-up? B: I wish. I’ve gotta go get 3 of my wisdom teeth pulled. A: Is it general anesthetic? B: I get to choose but I think I’m just going to get local anesthetic and laughing gas. I know it’s stupid but I’m a bit paranoid about not waking up from general anesthetic. A: Do you think you’ll be up for anything tomorrow? B: I doubt it. I’m sure I’ll be in pain after the surgery. I plan on staying home, watching TV, eating ice-cream and popping pain killers for a couple of days. |
Phrases and Vocabulary used:
Routine Check-up: This is when you see a doctor or dentist for no real reason other than for them to take a look at you and make sure there is nothing wrong with you.
Wisdom Teeth: These are the biggest teeth and the ones furthest back in your mouth. In many people they don’t grow in and you can’t see them. Sometimes they start to grow in and cause problems in your mouth. If they start to cause problems then you need a surgery to get them removed.
General Anesthetic: This is a type of medicine that makes you fall asleep (unconscious) during surgery.
Local Anesthetic: This is a type of medicine that makes one part of your body not feel anything, including pain. If you have a tooth pulled, the dentist might give you a local anesthetic so that your mouth won’t feel pain, but you won’t be asleep.
Laughing Gas: This is a type of anesthetic that you breath in. It makes you feel very funny and strange. You might even start laughing for no reason if you have it.
Popping Pain Killers: Sometimes we use the verb “popping” to indicate that someone is taking a lot of medicine. If someone likes to “pop” a lot of painkillers, it means they take a lot of pain killing medicines.
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