If you want narcotic meds, emphasize your pain, but don't act to eager. I've always been given either Tylenol 3 or Vicoden 5/500, maybe 20 pills with no refills, and that's with several teeth pulled at once. Dentists know that the pain subsides after a couple of days.
gOing to a real dentist was the best thing I ever did.... I hope the VA dentist does a tour in Iraq and gets his fucking face blown off..