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Friday 31-Mar-06 Going to the dentistI went to the dentist today. My old dental surgeon has retired, to be replaced by a young woman who looks about sixteen. I am quite happy with this, as she will be up with the latest methods, and indeed she was very clear and knowledgeable. What was interesting was her general bedside manner, which was very professional and smooth. Obviously, dental training these days includes how to talk with patients as well as how to fix their teeth. She started with a discussion about the state of my teeth, carefully explaining any dental terminology and pausing to let me ask questions. She explained the reason for the x-ray that they did and showed me the results. It was mostly good news, but some maintenance will be needed. Rather cleverly, she also told me how much each item would cost to treat. It seems quite good value, although when I added up all the numbers it was a not inconsiderable sum. Aha, I thought. A neat use of the fragmentation principle. After a bit of temporary patching up (just to keep thing ticking over until we do the full treatment), I am now back at home. Now, where's the candy... Your commentsYou still got those Chocolate left-overs from Belgium right? Or was that the
cause of the need to go to the dentist? Good for you that you have a very great dentist that would truly help
you on your teeth problems. There are some dentists, who aren?t good enough but
quite knowledgeable about their profession. Many parents are no doubt relieved
that Halloween is over, and ready for a bit of a lull before Thanksgiving. Its
fun, of course, but it can also be an enormous pain in the neck. Just because
it?s over doesn?t necessarily mean that the consequences are over with. This
CNN.com story reminds us that Halloween is particularly scary for the small
ones? little teeth. The amount of candy that is consumed by the average child on
Halloween is insane, and it can adversely affect the health of their teeth, very
easily. Preventative measures are available but of course, though how many times
you tried to prevent having cavity, yet, you will still have. Don?t get too
surprised if the next routine check-up reveals one. Parents try to do everything
in their power to be able to pay for dental costs that come with having
children. You may think you?re ready, but if you come up a bit short,
installment loans can take the bite out a dental visit. |
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