Most recently I had to change dentists (new insurance with the new job). So I had to make appointments for the 5 of us. Well, the dentist has to have a "new patient exam" before they will do anything else. They won't clean, the won't do fillings, nothing until you have the new patient exam. And they wont schedule more than 2 family memebers at a time in case we cancel. I understand the logic of that, but it makes it almost impossible to get my family to the dentist. I have to go 3 different appointments to get us all in. And with the new patient exam that doubles to 6 appointments. Not to mention that the dentist is 25 miles away! So the kids end up missing 1/2 days of school as well! Heaven help us if we have cavities...that's another story (they only do one quadrant of the mouth at a time! So while cleanings/exams are 6 months apart I feel like it takes us that long to get everyone in and fixed up and then it's time to do it again! This month - Austin get's 9 teeth pulled to get ready for braces and Evan has 4 baby root canals on his horrible teeth. Next month...McKinley, Ethan and Mom get "new patient exams" and cleanings. Only 11 visits total! AAAHH!
Don't get me wrong, I love it, but sometimes it's nice to see a blank day. Do you see one?
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Oh my! That's crazy about the news patient stuff. I can't believe your dental insurance even pays for that!
So I remember when I was that single mom, and you kids would tell me you were bored! I offered to share some of my calendar with you then!!!
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