Public Service Announcement: Do not wait 8 years between dentist visits!
I will explain. Fairly soon after meeting CP, I didn’t have dental insurance, but found a place that would clean my teeth for a small amount while I was poor in law school. Soon after my appointment, CP mentioned that he hadn’t been to the dentist in four years. Soon after we got engaged, I made CP promise that he would go to the dentist. I said that I didn’t want a husband that would lose his teeth and have to wear dentures in 10 years.
I reminded him for MONTHS to find a dentist in the area and make an appointment. He finally broke down and said that I should make the appointment, otherwise it might not get done. His insurance doesn’t really cover dentist visits, so I found a local place and set up an appointment. He went last week and although they kept saying that his teeth looked pretty good for not having had a dentist visit in 8 years, they did say that he had to come back for TWO MORE appointments this week. Not only are they going to clean his teeth some more (I guess he started bleeding a lot the first visit), but he has a couple of cavities that they have to fill. I want to feel sorry for the guy, but I have been telling him to go to the dentist for FOUR YEARS.
Boys.
The lesson? GO TO THE DENTIST. Even if you can’t go twice a year, going once a year is better than never!!
3 comments:
Wow. Eight years is a long time! It's good that it sounds like he doesn't have anything too serious going on.
no only go to the dentist, but FLOSS! Gotta work those gums so they won't bleed as much.
Funny as I just got an email from my dad telling me to make an appt.
Wow! Ouch! I went to the dentist a few months ago for the first time in maybe two and a half years. My teeth are OK, but it totally freaked me out, and I'm going to start regularly going.
Here's to hoping CP learned the same lesson.
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