I should probably add "teeth" to my interests

[sistermagpie]

Happy birthday ginzai!!! I wish you a little stalker Tim Drake of your own just for the day.:-D

I went to the dentist today to get a filling. Instead, the dentist told me I needed two. Then told me to make an appointment (3 months from now) to get the fillings. And to buy yet another rinsing thing.

I've had tooth problems all my life. This is the first dentist I've ever known who didn't fill cavities when s/he found them. The receptionists' prime directive seems to be to keep people from getting their teeth fixed as long as possible.

Note to self: Find new dentist in dental plan tomorrow. Be sure to make sure new dentist fills teeth.

Comments

[millefiori.livejournal.com]

Oh, man--I can't believe they have a three month wait! Their practice is either too busy to accomodate you or (paranoid dentophobic thought) they're deliberately lengthening the wait time so as to allow decay to spread--more surface to fill means more $$ to charge.

I suppose I can see rescheduling if they'd only booked time for one filling, but could do both with one numbing shot, you know? But I'd expect a new appointment within a week, two at the most!

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

The last time they almost *really* screwed up when I was fitted for a crown, and then had to come back to get it put in. I told them what I needed done, and they gave me an appointment a long time away. When I finally came in the dentist wasn't even sure they'd still HAVE the crown, and if they did she worried it wouldn't work because so much time had passed it wouldn't fit anymore. They're lucky it did, but that was the first time I started thinking, "Okay, I need to find another denist." I just got lazy about it.