Vijay Dental Clinic

This clinic is located at No. 1 SBI Officers Colony in Arumbakkam. If you are driving down P.H. Road, you’ll probably spot us. It’s a decent-sized space but we don’t fill it with unnecessary things. Most of our day is spent cleaning teeth, fixing cavities, or just talking to people about how to brush better. It’s not a glamorous job, but it’s what we do. The waiting room is usually full of people scrolling on their phones or reading old magazines. We like it that way, it feels normal. Sometimes the power goes out and we have to wait a minute for the backup to kick in, that’s just life here in Chennai. We know most of the people who come in by their first names. It’s a local operation. We don’t have a big corporate team behind us. It’s just the staff and the patients. We keep the instruments clean and the floor swept. That’s about it. If someone has a problem with a tooth, we try to fix it without making a big fuss. It’s practical work for practical people. Most of our regulars have been coming here for years, and now they bring their kids too. It’s just a part of the neighborhood routine for many families in Arumbakkam. We don't have fancy lights or a coffee machine, just a water cooler and some chairs. It's enough for what we do here every single day.