My Dentist

I was at the Dentist recently for a checkup and she informed me that it was time for x-rays. I feel like I am ALWAYS having x-rays. I asked her "Are you sure? Didn't I just have them?". Maybe it's a sign of getting older that a year ago seems like just 2 months ago. Here I am sitting in the chair wondering what all these x-rays are doing to my head. I ask the Dentist, "how many x-rays are too many? Because with all the bones I break, I probably average one every 3 or 4 months (taking into account that they usually take 3-4 photos each trip). She laughed it off, "you're being paranoid Sam, you're way under the threshold".

I decided to do some reading and found some great quotes like "FDA commissioner states that dental X-rays are considered safe and contain relatively low radiation.". What does "relatively low" mean?

Then the final straw of my Dentist/X-ray visit. "Now let me get the lead vest".

Great. If I don't get cancer from the X-rays, it's going to be lead poisoning...