A Typical Visit With My Dentist
At my dental visit yesterday (June 23, 2014) to fix a molar (in which a corner had broken off), my dentist's assistant was a young woman, Sarah, 29, who was in my daughter's high school class and began working there last fall, is a very attractive young woman with a great personality and Sarah has the most beautiful smile with big, deep dimples in her cheeks. My dentist, Dr. Ricker, told me that to fix my broken molar, he could either give it a new filling ($250) that would probably last several years or put in a gold crown ($1,000) that would be more permanent. As I was laying on my back looking at Dr. Ricker to my right, and discussing with him the pros and cons of either choice, Dr. Ricker recommended that if he was the patient, he would go the route of a new filling.
I asked Dr. Ricker, "Is it okay if I ask for a second opinion?"
I could tell that Dr. Ricker was surprised by my apparent seriousness of my question and he replied, "Well, yeah! Sure."
I rolled over and looked to my left and, looking at the dental assistant, I asked her very gently, "What do you think, Sarah?"
Sarah laughed very hard (as did Dr. Ricker) and, showing her beautiful dimples, she exclaimed, "I don't know! Whatever he said."
I laughed and told Sarah, "You know where your paycheck is coming from, don't you?" And Sarah replied, "Yeah," and all three of us had a good laugh.
I asked Dr. Ricker, "Is it okay if I ask for a second opinion?"
I could tell that Dr. Ricker was surprised by my apparent seriousness of my question and he replied, "Well, yeah! Sure."
I rolled over and looked to my left and, looking at the dental assistant, I asked her very gently, "What do you think, Sarah?"
Sarah laughed very hard (as did Dr. Ricker) and, showing her beautiful dimples, she exclaimed, "I don't know! Whatever he said."
I laughed and told Sarah, "You know where your paycheck is coming from, don't you?" And Sarah replied, "Yeah," and all three of us had a good laugh.
posted by supersweet101 at 4:01 PM
2 Comments:
It would be very wise for you to have a second opinion, since the procedure is a bit pricey. I just hope Sarah doesn’t take it too personal, since she does know where her paycheck is coming from. Haha! As for the filling, I would also suggest just getting the new one, since you'll never know what will happen over the years; and getting that permanent one could pose as a problem then. Anyway, did you manage to get your broken molar fixed? I hope things went fine with that. Thanks for sharing this post with us. All the best!
Freddie Gray @ Ballantyne Center For Dentistry
Oh, I set that whole thing up to really startle Sarah, the dental assistant, (which I very successfully did) who, by the way, is now age 30, breathtakingly beautiful and has the most gorgeous dimples in her cheeks.
Yes, I did get the new filling in my molar, but an edge did crumble off but my dentist put in some filler in to take care of that.
Thanks for reading my blog entry here, Freddie.
Post a Comment
<< Home