Invisibleman, if wisdom teeth might be coming out, do get a dentist's opinion - how big is your jaw? It would be REALLY good to talk to a dentist/orthodontist, maybe have an an Xray or similar of the jaw... Some people need to have wisdom teeth extracted (me & sis did too... it's not a biggie, everyone was really nice, it's better if you don't do all sides at once so you can eat on the other side - and it's WAY better than trying to get too many teeth where there isn't place for them!!)
Has anyone found any 'Dental phobia certified' dentists near by and what was that like?

I'd totally love to go to one lol!!
There's a dentist with a 'dream office' described on the dental fear forums - but he moved to New Zealand?? (There seem to be some in UK, USA & Dubai-??)
I do think having the radio on, with good music, can help A LOT!! (the previous dentist did that)
I think I also did some EFT, TAT and CBT/journalling and such before I actually went to that dentist (plus had a relative go with me lol) so, take all the 'crutches' you can to get you there!!
I think we can all have 'mini steps' - I'll try to google up some info about some of our local dentists, and if there are any 'specialized' to treat both more naturally and for people with 'phobia' lol!