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granite_grrl
Oct 18, 2006, 3:18 PM
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So I haven't been to the dentist since I moved to Ontario :oops: . In fact I have only ever been to one dentist, and that was back where I grew up in Nova Scotia. I really should go to the dentist again and get every things checked out....its covered through work so its not even money out of my pocket. But how does one choose a new dentist? Are there good dentists and bad dentists? Should I just start randomly calling ones in the Yellow Pages?
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carabiner96
Oct 18, 2006, 3:52 PM
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I'm really not sure, but it would suck ass to get a bad one. A la "little shop of horrors" style.
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madriver
Oct 18, 2006, 7:00 PM
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look for one that doesn't have "Mengele" as a last name.....
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redlegrangerone
Oct 18, 2006, 8:11 PM
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I know a great one in Lima, Peru if it helps you. :lol:
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chossmonkey
Oct 18, 2006, 9:30 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: I'm really not sure, but it would suck ass to get a bad one. A la "little shop of horrors" style. You ain't just whistling Dixie. I've got a month of pain, a week of debilitating pain, a root canal and two bad fillings to prove it. I still have to go back to a different dentist to have things finished right, but I'm a little apprehensive, to say the least. -Joe
So Joe,
How did you go about picking the bad one?
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atg200
Oct 18, 2006, 11:17 PM
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if anybody needs them, i have recommendations for good dentists in denver, salt lake city, and rapid city.
i've always had bad luck with dentists i've randomly tried, so now i only go to places i get recommendations for.
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chossmonkey
Oct 19, 2006, 1:22 AM
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In reply to: I changed from a local dentist who my wife and I both thoroughly disliked. We picked the new dentist by looking for a different local one who took our insurance. He seemed OK based on cleanings, but then he turned out to be more money motivated than patient motivated. He basically ignored my complaints of severe pain after he replaced two of my fillings, then he wasn't in the office when the pain got too bad to bear. His "backup" wasn't working the weekend, and the backup's backup was on vacation. It was a general clusterf*ck. That's when I had to have the first of 3 root canal sessions. -Joe
Bummer. :?
At least Rebecca gets to try out wherever before I'll get to go. :twisted:
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mowz
Oct 19, 2006, 4:46 AM
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If your work pays for it, the insurance company that your company goes through should have a list of dentists that will accept that company's insurance. Check with whoever is in charge of your dental insurance.
Otherwise, I got mine from 1-800-dentist.
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remi
Oct 20, 2006, 3:17 AM
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If my dentist is any indication you could probably find a new dentist at one of 2 places:
-the nearest golf course
-the Caribbean
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redlegrangerone
Oct 20, 2006, 12:22 PM
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Too bad you are on the wrong border. There are some very good ones just over the Mexican border here. And the costs are very low too.
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gritstoner
Oct 20, 2006, 12:37 PM
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i ring the NHS, granted in your situation, not very helpful, but never mind you did ask.
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booger
Oct 20, 2006, 1:50 PM
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I tend to prefer women dentists for one single fact: they have smaller hands. I hate going to a guy dentist and getting huge maws (man-paws, that's a Taz-ism) poking around in my mouth. The dentist is traumatic enough without having my mouth stuffed with blue latex-covered meat.
Hm. That may have sounded "off"... :?
-Taz
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chossmonkey
Oct 21, 2006, 12:32 AM
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In reply to: The dentist is traumatic enough without having my mouth stuffed with blue latex-covered meat.
:lol:
Can't say that sounds like a very pleasant dental experience.
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crotch
Oct 26, 2006, 8:02 PM
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Small hands. You want a dentist with small hands. Same advice for when it's time to look for a proctologist.
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brent_e
Oct 26, 2006, 8:41 PM
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In reply to: If my dentist is any indication you could probably find a new dentist at one of 2 places: -the nearest golf course -the Caribbean
:lol:
My dentist is pretty good, Rebecca. But he's about a 25 minute drive for you.
i actually think you might be able to walk in.
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brent_e
Oct 26, 2006, 8:43 PM
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In reply to: without having my mouth stuffed with blue latex-covered meat. Hm. That may have sounded "off"... :? -Taz :lol:
:shock:
that happen often, Taz???
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granite_grrl
Oct 26, 2006, 8:52 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: If my dentist is any indication you could probably find a new dentist at one of 2 places: -the nearest golf course -the Caribbean :lol: My dentist is pretty good, Rebecca. But he's about a 25 minute drive for you. i actually think you might be able to walk in.
We were acually at my uncle's on Tues and got the name of his dentist. But maybe I should get the name of your's too.
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brent_e
Oct 26, 2006, 10:09 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: If my dentist is any indication you could probably find a new dentist at one of 2 places: -the nearest golf course -the Caribbean :lol: My dentist is pretty good, Rebecca. But he's about a 25 minute drive for you. i actually think you might be able to walk in. We were acually at my uncle's on Tues and got the name of his dentist. But maybe I should get the name of your's too.
i can't even spell it, Rebecca.
ciafriani.. chiarfianni. he's italian.
:lol:
give me a shout on the weekend and i can get it for you.
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chossmonkey
Oct 26, 2006, 11:43 PM
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In reply to: My dentist is pretty good, Rebecca. But he's about a 25 minute drive for you.
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Oct 26, 2006, 11:50 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: My dentist is pretty good, Rebecca. But he's about a 25 minute drive for you. Don't you mean 25 min. ride? :lol: In reply to: give me a shout on the weekend and i can get it for you. Maybe you could write it down and give it to me when we go climbing Sunday. :D
Yeah, Like you'll get Brent out on Sunday... We need proof pics if this DOES happen. And to prove it, have the date somewhere in the pic, and not the one that the camera puts there. We'll need some origionality.
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epoch
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In reply to: In reply to: The dentist is traumatic enough without having my mouth stuffed with blue latex-covered meat. :lol: Can't say that sounds like a very pleasant dental experience.
OMFG!!!!!!!!
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