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Dentist: I don’t know why people are so afraid of the dentist.
Me: Because you’ve got sharp pointy things aimed at my gums and I can’t see what you’re doing down there? No offense, man.
Not that I’m scared of the dentist, I’d just rather jump out of an airplane. Or hit my toe with a hammer. Today was the root scaling thing that I’ve been sort of putting off, because .. um.. I’m a wuss. Also, I’ve been having bad experiences with the dentists that are covered by my insurance.
First try:
Called to make an appointment. Heard children crying in the background, got put on hold. Receptionist seemed confused that I wanted my teeth cleaned. As I was walking around later that day, I recognized the dentist’s name on the door. Of the sketchy free clinic. Called insurance. Switched dentists.
Second try:
“Sure, your teeth are healthy. Have you thought about getting the front ones fixed?"
"No."
"... because that chip in your front tooth is going to get worse. I’d recommend veneers for all eight front teeth, after the bleaching, of course.”
“How is an already chipped tooth going to get worse? And holy shit! $2500 of cosmetic work? My insurance is never going to cover this!”
“We have financing.”
“Just clean my teeth please.”
Called insurance. Switched dentists.
Year and a half later:
Found a decent place. Did a good job with the filling. Slightly alarmed that they didn’t warn me about the robo-scraper. @#$&F^!!!$ow god damn $*(&^^ bitchass0*&!!! Also waaaaaaay down by USC.
So almost a year after that, I finally found a dude that doesn’t have homeless people sleeping on the steps, not a veneer salesman, and close to home. So now I have no excuse. Now that the novocaine has worn off, my teeth hurt. *grump* At least I’m having hummus for dinner.
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I have another proto-tomato! Prototomato? Protomato? It’s a lil’ green thing about the size of a marble. Despite the weeds, I am not a total garden failure! I should take pictures of the sunflowers, too. :P
Me: Because you’ve got sharp pointy things aimed at my gums and I can’t see what you’re doing down there? No offense, man.
Not that I’m scared of the dentist, I’d just rather jump out of an airplane. Or hit my toe with a hammer. Today was the root scaling thing that I’ve been sort of putting off, because .. um.. I’m a wuss. Also, I’ve been having bad experiences with the dentists that are covered by my insurance.
First try:
Called to make an appointment. Heard children crying in the background, got put on hold. Receptionist seemed confused that I wanted my teeth cleaned. As I was walking around later that day, I recognized the dentist’s name on the door. Of the sketchy free clinic. Called insurance. Switched dentists.
Second try:
“Sure, your teeth are healthy. Have you thought about getting the front ones fixed?"
"No."
"... because that chip in your front tooth is going to get worse. I’d recommend veneers for all eight front teeth, after the bleaching, of course.”
“How is an already chipped tooth going to get worse? And holy shit! $2500 of cosmetic work? My insurance is never going to cover this!”
“We have financing.”
“Just clean my teeth please.”
Called insurance. Switched dentists.
Year and a half later:
Found a decent place. Did a good job with the filling. Slightly alarmed that they didn’t warn me about the robo-scraper. @#$&F^!!!$ow god damn $*(&^^ bitchass0*&!!! Also waaaaaaay down by USC.
So almost a year after that, I finally found a dude that doesn’t have homeless people sleeping on the steps, not a veneer salesman, and close to home. So now I have no excuse. Now that the novocaine has worn off, my teeth hurt. *grump* At least I’m having hummus for dinner.
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I have another proto-tomato! Prototomato? Protomato? It’s a lil’ green thing about the size of a marble. Despite the weeds, I am not a total garden failure! I should take pictures of the sunflowers, too. :P