Glad to hear that your dental adventures went well, U! Dental health IS a very important part of your overall health, and you're right, most insurances in the U.S. don't address that aspect of our health well at all!! Seems like most U.S. insurance companies want to cover AS LITTLE as they can!! The thing about your teeth, however, is that when they aren't doing well, YOU are not doing well!! It's more than just the cosmetic part, too! Sure, well taken-care-of teeth look nice (and that's always a GOOD THING!) but if they are not given proper attention, the pain they can cause can be immense and it's not like you can just forget your teeth!! If they are causing you problems, they will DEMAND prompt attention!! I'm not a U.S.-basher, because, in spite of Dubya & the right wing that currently owns this country (at least legislatively speaking), I have faith that the U.S. will find it's way back into the light, but the health care system here is only a pale, sad child in comparison to the wonderfully-available care that is available to all citizens of Canada. To be sure, there are 2 sides to every issue, but ONE thing you don't have to worry about if you're Canadian is what you're gonna do if you get sick or hurt (or if you need dental care). In my mind, that is one of the great things that government can do...insure the health of its citizens, and we, as Americans (or, more specifically, American politicians) just don't seem to be living up to our potential in that area!! It's just sad and WRONG!! I don't know kleme, but I wish him the best ALSO in getting the care he needs!!
Thanks, by the way, for posting again, U!! I have missed reading your entries!! It always makes me smile when I see that you've posted!! Happy 2004 to you too!!
Thanks, by the way, for posting again, U!! I have missed reading your entries!! It always makes me smile when I see that you've posted!! Happy 2004 to you too!!
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