On Saturday I had a conversation like this with a very nice dental assistant at the mall: p-cute: "do you think you could give me an estimate of how much the exam and new patient
assessment are going to cost?"
DA: "It's hard, you know. It depends on how much scaling has to be done and how long the dentist is with you for."
p-cute: "Oh, I bursh and floss everyday and usually take no time at all at the dentists office..."
DA: "it'll be approximatley xxx amount, if you say things are as they are."
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Apparently things are not as they are. I got up this morning at 6:45am, just enough time to do the minimilist morning routine before I had to be at the dentists office at 7:20am. The hygenist is cleaning my teeth and hits some rather sensitive areas. She says I probably have some cavities, which, you know, I can deal with. The dentist comes in and gives me the verdict in his best ESL " you have 5 cavitie".
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Payne people don't have cavities! At least this one doesn't. Turns out my sealent wore off in the past year since I have seen the dentist and boom, 5 cavities. I have memories of going to Dr. Fremmits office, being cavity free, but having to wait for my mother who had 8 cavities and a root canal all being worked on at the same time. Man!!
The sweet little Asian dentist and hygenist that I was so attracted to have failed me. I loved that they work 12 hour days starting at 7:30am. I love that they are quick and efficient and do not have unnecessary conversations with me due to ESL. Now I don't love them. Now they are going to drill my teeth. Now they are going to cost me a small fortune. Now they are evil and want to take over the world.
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