I call them torture artists and I've only ever been to one dentist I could really talk to, he was a big ole fat man with a deep southern drawl that played Elvis all the time throughout his office.
Yeah I saw the sparkles thread, honestly didn't think anything about the tag under your name until you brought the thread up. Had to comment, I can remember very similar round a bout discussions with friends joking at each other.
Hope yer appointment goes well though, always dread those trips :/