I had the hygienist two weeks ago who was cleaning my teeth for a good half an hour and right near the end of the cleaning of the back teeth I gagged. I have dental anxiety anyway, linked to a fear of being out of control I think. Also this is weird but Her latex gloves had a weird smell, a bit like stale cigarette smoke, which were right under my nose and I the scent got too much after that long and turned my stomach. Once I had gagged, weirdly she was able to continue to do the polish part and I felt fine 
Anyway I’m getting more and more anxious about going for my regular check up on Tuesday which is obviously with the normal dentist so hopefully no manky glove smell 
Anyone got any tips on keeping calm? I try to think relaxing, calm thoughts but my mind races.