I'm 46 and its no easier i am the same i am due for a check up at dentist shortly, i hate it with a passion i too am a big softy, the anaesthetic was easier than the dentist i thought, everyone was just so nice, i just thought well this is it this is what i'v been waiting for the sooner i goto sleep the sooner i'b sorted, n that was it i woke up n it was all done. xx