Tender Of Mouth... Sore Of Wallet
Mar. 8th, 2005 07:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
waitingmanRule of Life #7 - a new entry in the top 10 & rising...
Never go to the dentist unless a) there is something actually wrong with your teeth, or b) you've won the lottery.
I was mugged in a mechanically reclining chair this afternoon. This guy in a mask & gloves holding a motorised sharp implement did half a job on my mouth & a complete job on my spendings account.
He wants me to go back next week & let him do more to me for even more money. All I wanted was my teeth cleaned. Okay, I knew it would cost about $150 & you can't claim it on Medicare, but I DID expect to get both the top & bottom rows done for the price.
An hour after I walked in early for my appointment (including 30 mins waiting time), I emerged having only had the bottom ones done, armed with a referral to an x-ray place & the knowledge that I'd have to come back to get the top ones done & probably a wisdom tooth removed.
Projected cost for 2 visits, not including work time lost - $580 At what price vanity..?
Still, on the up side - no gum problems, no holes & the bottom choppers DO feel cleaner. Not too bad for the first dental visit since the late 80s...
I REALLY hope I get paid that commission this week!! Bills to pay, muggers with dental degrees to accommodate...
Never go to the dentist unless a) there is something actually wrong with your teeth, or b) you've won the lottery.
I was mugged in a mechanically reclining chair this afternoon. This guy in a mask & gloves holding a motorised sharp implement did half a job on my mouth & a complete job on my spendings account.
He wants me to go back next week & let him do more to me for even more money. All I wanted was my teeth cleaned. Okay, I knew it would cost about $150 & you can't claim it on Medicare, but I DID expect to get both the top & bottom rows done for the price.
An hour after I walked in early for my appointment (including 30 mins waiting time), I emerged having only had the bottom ones done, armed with a referral to an x-ray place & the knowledge that I'd have to come back to get the top ones done & probably a wisdom tooth removed.
Projected cost for 2 visits, not including work time lost - $580 At what price vanity..?
Still, on the up side - no gum problems, no holes & the bottom choppers DO feel cleaner. Not too bad for the first dental visit since the late 80s...
I REALLY hope I get paid that commission this week!! Bills to pay, muggers with dental degrees to accommodate...
