Teeth

[stormdog]

I lost part of a tooth this morning. I thought it was an extra crunchy bit of cereal. I'm doing my best to take care of my teeth, and I did get a couple things fixed while I was in the Netherlands, but not everything.

In Canada, even with insurance, dental work still is expensive. Without it, I think I can only go in an emergency, and I don't think this is one. It doesn't hurt. I just have a sharp tooth edge I can feel against the inside of my lip.

This is scary, but not really new in my life I guess. Hopefully I'll hear on residency soon.

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[stormdog]

I'm so sorry you're dealing with this kind of thing too. It makes no sense that teeth get treated like luxury bones, like mental health is luxury health. It's infuriating.

I managed to find a dental program at the local polytechnic school this morning that does low-cost work. They're booking in the middle of May right now, but there was a cancellation this afternoon (that was fast!) and got in for them to look. They won't be able to fix the tooth until May, but it seems like it will be affordable, so that's a relief!