Chit Chat

I, unfortunately, had to make a trip to the dentists office this morning to get some cavities filled. Not a real exciting way to start off the day. Now my question is this. Why does the dentist always insist on making small talk? (And this isn't just a one sided conversation.) He's asking me questions. Well, how am I supposed to answer when I have about 5 things sticking inside my mouth...fingers, suction tubes, drills, mirrors. I mean, the best that I could do is answer uh huh and maybe nod my head, but doesn't that just complicate things? I mean what if my head bobbing causes him to accidentally drill the wrong tooth? With a hole there he's going to have to fill it and you know that he's going to charge ME for it. I think in dental school they teach them about making sure to ask the patient all kinds of questions because they get a good laugh out of us when we try to answer. Thus the chit chat. It's all about amusement.