Long waits, unclear steps and uncomfortable tools used to define a typical dental visit. Patients braced for pressure, vibration and long numbness. Diagnoses often required multiple appointments because images were limited and impressions were messy. Anxiety rose with every minute in the chair. Follow-up instructions were easy to forget because they were delivered at the end, when patients just wanted to leave. The result: postponed care, bigger problems later and a cycle of emergency fixes.