I forgot to mention in my earlier post this week that I finally went to the dentist. I had X-rays, exam and cleaning done for $150. He (dentist) told me that I do need a crown on the one tooth, but he didn't see the need for any fillings. (previous dentist said I had two cavities ...). He also is not going to charge for the buildup - a savings of $150. I can pay for the crown in two installments. I was pretty impressed with him - previous dentist was a friend of family and was offering no breaks.
So today in the mail I got two checks from my dad. The one he sends every month for my phone bill, and another check to pay for the dentist. My brother, grandma and dad all agreed to go in together for the dentist.
If my income stays steady this year, I may have savings left over. I will then repay them. At least for the dentist - I doubt my dad will accept anything back for all the other help over the past year ++. Probably will need to set it aside to help mom out eventually.
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August 28th, 2010 at 09:53 pm
August 30th, 2010 at 05:40 pm 1283190033
Just curious: are you having a root canal on this tooth or has it already been done? After getting six crowns done at a dental school, I definitely agree with their procedures: root canal no matter what when doing a crown. Otherwise, you're looking at getting the crown ripped off and redone just a few years down the line. I liked the reasoning in the first place. This was solidified when a coworker of mine recently had her crown ripped off so a root canal could be done - she just had the tooth crowned 2 years ago.