The 2012 Dentistry Debacle ..........WEEK 3

17, maybe 18, 25 ...... you must be kidding me!

OK, OK, So the number I got on all of the work needed was lower than I expected, but certainly more than most of you(if anybody is actually reading this) will ever spend on your teeth. Do you really think that the numbers about above represent the $ figure for the huge amount of work I need done?? NOPE ....... the total ESTIMATED figure for all of my work is something OVER $36000.

So the question is, am I OK with this?? actually I'm fine with the quote, I was expecting something over $40 000, and although I may reach that level if extra work comes up I'm still fine. It will be nice when I can even eat the simple things without worrying which teeth I use or whether the pain from cold food will hit an exposed root ....it will be nice to eat my 3-5 pounds of grapes I take camping every summer:)

So here is what happened on Monday

Total Bill

$1446 ...... Running total $2181

Work performed

Root canal x2 ...both single root, front tooth
Tooth coloured restoration x2 .....this is in preparation for a crown on both teeth

This weeks session was nearly 150 minutes ..... when have you EVER been poked, stabbed and prodded for nearly 2 1/2 hours? All in all though it wasn't too painful though, It sure helps I had a cute blonde helping the dentist, but that actually a pet peeve of mine ..... why use cute chicks?? I want the average looking guy with good teeth helping, talk about my fear of being judged, based on my teeth, as a low life street person and not a nice guy fearful of the pain and loss of control that comes with going to the dentist, but bring in a little hottie and that fear gets multiplied by a factor of 100!

So next week it looks like they want a nice little $5000 deposit, to be used as a credit towards services .......time to get my limit upped on my Canadian Tire MasterCard, that way I'll have something to do for the 90 minutes while ridiculously numb faced "thaws out"!

Next appointment is the 13th of February, another little 2 hour session .....wish me luck!

Goo