Today is publication day for You Know The Drill: The Private Musings of a Dentist by Dr Bill! What better way to celebrate than to share a review!

Here’s the blurb

Welcome to my life.  The life of a reluctant dentist.  This book charts the course of a nervous student dealing with people from all walks of life, from exploding angry abscesses to exploding angry people, both in and out of the chair.

When I was a wet-behind-the-ears school sixth former, it seemed like a really good idea to go to university and study the teeth, gums and mouth.  I’m still trying to work out why I thought that was a good idea.

The definition of a dentist mentions competencies in biomedical knowledge, surgical dexterity, and critical thinking. What it fails to include is being an unpaid therapist, getting splattered in pus, coaxing nutters out from under the dental chair, having the police storm your surgery, and dealing with patients who think a crown is something you put on your head, then try and sue you when you say otherwise.

Written as a form of therapy – to offload on paper – this book gives a frank account of life both in and out of the surgery.  So, take a seat in the waiting room and I’ll see you shortly in Chapter One…

Review

Over the last few years I’ve really enjoyed this type of book, where professionals share with us readers an insight into their professions.. I did wonder what could You Know The Drill could offer to make it stand out from the crowd..

Well, the answer is Dr Bill! It’s the witty humour .. the honesty.. it felt like this could be one of those chats you have with a close friend down the local pub where you end up reminiscing for hours but have so much fun!

I felt the tone of the book was perfect, it’s raw and honest.. doesn’t sugarcoat anything but at the same type it can be light-hearted and extremely funny.

You can tell Dr Bill has worked with many patients over the years and it amazed me how easily those individuals were brought to life.. dealing with complaints for example.. Dr Bill made those moments pop! You felt the emotion. Felt nervous and scared for Dr Bill… and you hated those bloody patients too ha.

Also what stands out is the time given to talk about working during the Covid-19 pandemic. It feels like so long ago now and I think we all just forget how it affected other people as we concentrated on self-preservation.

The book is well balanced and there’s a dry wit/charm throughout which just made it a fun read from the first page to the last. There’s highs and lows, ups and downs but you feel the positivity that pours through from Dr Bill.

I really found it refreshing, the honestly used when discussing finances and the pressures dentists are under..these services are things we just take for granted but maybe you’ll see things a little differently now after reading the book? I know I never thought the journey to be a dentist could be so..so.. colourful..

You Know The Drill is a great addition to the genre.

5/5 stars

My thanks go to the author, publisher and Rachel’s Random Resources for having me on the publication day push!

Tempted? – Here the link to purchase a copy!

https://bookgoodies.com/a/B0DTQYKQ4V

Author Bio:

Dr Bill is a reluctant dentist who lives with his kind partner and a neurotic cat.  This is his first book.  There may be another.  This depends on whether Dr Bill’s patients are gracious sweethearts who give him nothing to write about, or cantankerous bastards who provide the fodder for written revenge!