tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post115077093689998733..comments2024-03-26T15:30:39.733-07:00Comments on Rainy Day Thoughts: a dental historyRain Trueaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1150987068105867792006-06-22T07:37:00.000-07:002006-06-22T07:37:00.000-07:00I will look into that dental insurance plan too, b...I will look into that dental insurance plan too, but we did look at various possibilities after my husband retired from corporate life. They all were too high for what they returned. We'll check that one out though. What we thought was if we put aside the same amount of money as those payments, we could cover a crown a year easily and the coverage we had found was only going to cover half the cost of a crown anyway. I miss the security of coverage.<BR/><BR/>I can't blame the not cleaning on dental insurance though. I wasn't good at doing it when we had it. Until this piece of tartar broke off, I really didn't think my teeth did much of that :)<BR/><BR/>With fluroide, neither of my kids, who are now in their late 30s, have ever had a cavity.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1150957214272788312006-06-21T23:20:00.000-07:002006-06-21T23:20:00.000-07:00I had my teeth cleaned on Monday--every three mont...I had my teeth cleaned on Monday--every three months because my gums are beginning to recede. Mostly I'm OK with dentistry but have had two root canals go bad in the olden days. Ouch! My family was poor and I never saw a dentist until I was 19 and able to pay for it myself. Your small town dentist sounds great; my current one is in Palos Verdes, a former parent at my school, and every time I go there, I meet somebody I know. His wife is one of the hygenests. The bad part of leaving company benefits is not having dental insurance anymore; none of that on Medicare or Blue Cross Supplement and I won't sign over to an HMO where there is dental coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1150940147533608292006-06-21T18:35:00.000-07:002006-06-21T18:35:00.000-07:00Berkeley also had flouride. But now that we don't ...Berkeley also had flouride. But now that we don't have dental insurance, the likelyhood of having dental repair looms. I will check into Delta Dental.<BR/>Rain, I have never noticed your teeth. That is good I think.Diane Widler Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270246393901276648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1150934646896712762006-06-21T17:04:00.000-07:002006-06-21T17:04:00.000-07:00Oh YEAH!! I remember those painful visits. THis ...Oh YEAH!! I remember those painful visits. THis last time I went I needed a root Canal (SHUDDER) and I did not even feel the novacaine shot, and I was awestruck!! slight pain the next day, but It was actually a pleasant experience. <BR/><BR/>I remember when flouride went into the water in San Diego, That really helped with cavities in children. We are so much luckier now than when we were younger!!Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118106177725242820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1150920157630852092006-06-21T13:02:00.000-07:002006-06-21T13:02:00.000-07:00Oh Rain, this is a grand post! You really capture...Oh Rain, this is a grand post! You really captured the good old-time dentist as well as reminding us of the charaltans out there. My dentist wants to do implants but at my age I think it's a waste of money. It may be false teeth for me yet---if not, thankfully for you!goldenlucydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05771923463205968087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1150914926227207082006-06-21T11:35:00.000-07:002006-06-21T11:35:00.000-07:00You & I are about the same age & I do indeed remem...You & I are about the same age & I do indeed remember those earlier day dentists. The process is much improved now but still is not a favorite activity of mine. However, with dental insurance, you are kind of forced into regular cleanings which I guess isn't bad.<BR/><BR/>By the way, AARP now has a pretty good dental insurance plan available to their members, at least it is available in Washington State. You might check with them to see if it isn't also offered in Oregon. It is a Delta Dental plan which is one of the biggest group insurers & who my plan while I was still working was with.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381970360203140143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1150906603894566782006-06-21T09:16:00.000-07:002006-06-21T09:16:00.000-07:00Oh - you hit a sore spot!!! ouch and ouch again --...Oh - you hit a sore spot!!! ouch and ouch again --- I have a wonderful dentist - I have been going to her for 10 years and she is super - I need to go in to have a crown placed and even dread that --- Can't use any of the anesthetics so no mater what people say dentistry for me is not painless. What an interesting post!!!Endmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711896605197134394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1150905705995739322006-06-21T09:01:00.000-07:002006-06-21T09:01:00.000-07:00I have spent more time in dentists' chairs than I ...I have spent more time in dentists' chairs than I care to remember. I too had lousy dental work as a child, and have spent a considerable amount of time and money to repair that shoddy work. I am a dental-care junkie now. I travel with my electric toothbrush. I brush, floss, and pick daily! I even have my teeth cleaned three times a year. I'm a fanatic. When dpr and I were down in California two weeks ago, we went out to dinner once with his mom. While we were at the restaurant we ran into our former dentist and her entire staff having dinner. We hugged our hygienist like she was an old friend!robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06386655587963143782noreply@blogger.com