Teeth

Apr. 17th, 2023 08:56 am
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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.

Date: 2023-04-29 11:22 pm (UTC)
From: [personal profile] acelightning73
I fell and smashed all of the teeth in my upper jaw a few years ago. They had to build me a temporary replacement of the front teeth. And I was eating ICE CREAm when the temporary denture got stuck in the fudge sauce and pulled loose. So now I need all my bottom teeth replaced, and this being the US, and me being on Medicare, that's going to be a big deal.

Medicare was devised as a type of old-age pension. Now, what medical needs do you associate with aging people? Dentures, glasses, and hearing aids, and posssibly wheelchairs and canes and things. Medicare doesn't cover dental, vision, or hearing, at all. WHat sense does that make?

Date: 2023-04-29 11:33 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] dewline
None at all. In my experience, "Medicare" should be for everyone regardless of age, from cradle to grave.

Date: 2023-04-30 02:39 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] acelightning73
Yeah, but that only works in those damned Socialist countries like Sweden or France. In the good old U S. of A, everybody pays their own way.

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