I found the article about services at dental practices for deaf people so interesting (Vital spring 2010; 43–44).

I know how it feels to be sitting at the waiting room and missing my name being called out but I am so lucky that my dental practice know me so well (considering I have been attending the same one since I was tiny!) and they are aware that they need to come to me personally to let me know they are ready for me.

May I see more deaf awareness in both dental practices and the hospital? You'd be amazed that I go to the audiology department for my hearing test and the staff call out names and half of us never hear it! How can they call themselves audiology department?!