This article in the mail had me laughing madly today, goodness know why as it's all too true and close for comfort........
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2625917/Black-Jacks-chocolate-cigars-trip-Torquemada-dentistry-Starting-today-Richard-Littlejohns-memories-evoke-lost-Britain-warmth-poignancy-laughter.html
It explains perfectly why so many people of my age are still petrified of dentists to this day.