Long in the tooth and fearing the painEver since the horrors of the school dentist who had an uncanny knack of hitting the nerve, I have always regarded dental visits with some trepidation. But all that came to mind was a dentist with the unfortunate name of Dr Yankum, who once featured in a PostScript article about aptonyms. Dr Yankum immediately triggered memories of the school dentist, which only made me more nervous. Things rapidly deteriorated as all the scary surnames of dentists mentioned in the article raced through my head -- Hurter, Butcher and yes, even a Dr Pain. Of course, I shouldn't have worried, being in the good hands of Dr Somsak, a most accomplished tooth puller.

Source: Bangkok Post February 20, 2021 23:26 UTC