Yea I've never understood why people are afraid of dentists, for obvious reasons lol. My dad works on me, and when when he doesn't it's always one of his friends from dental school lol, many whom I've known all my life.
But dude even if you're scared you have to go. If you have pario you need to get that checked out immediately. I doubt you'll need it, but pario surgery can cost up to $5000