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i blogged this morning, but my dumb butt accidently closed the window and i hadn’t saved yet. i was trying to add a picture. OH! it was this picture:

i put that up because i had an appointment with the periodontist. i kinda got scared at first because while trying to map his location, i ran into this about him:

Dr.L Davis is not very patient-friendly and is more worried about payment than your health. Dr. Davis will constantly talk about insurance payment, ask you about how much coverage you have, who is your insurance carrier, and things of this nature. Dr. Davis does all of this while performing your dental work. He will also carry on conversations with his dental assistance about other patient’s costs and insurance coverages while doing your dental work. Basically, he makes you very nervous and uncomfortable, because is so worry about the cost of everything. These type of conversations should be done prior to work, not during the time he is doing the dental work. Usually, the dentist will have the receptionist of front desk personnel handle dental payment and insurance paperwork, not the actual dentist. Avoid the hassles and check dental references. It’s worth it!

that didn’t make me feel comfortable. well, i had an appointment and so i went. i tried to keep an open mind about him since this above author is not me. i found that he did talk about insurance, but i didn’t find him talking about the type of insurance that i have. he cautioned me that some insurances don’t cover this and that and that and this. i found him to be informational and gave me answers with respect as i am not a gum specialist. i found him to be professional while attempting to make rapport. i don’t think that rapport building is his strong point. i ended up having to loosen him up. at the end, i think that i will be in good hands. i do want to take him out to lunch though since i have three weeks until my next office visit. although it seems he’s been doing his job for over 20 years or so, i still want to feel comfortable with the man who is going to scrape my teeth, do the gum flap surgery, pull out how many teeth??? not including the 4 wisdom teeth and eventually make me my bridge and whatever else i need. i usually trust my instincts but just incase, i should take him out to lunch or coffee.

hearing that he doesn’t offer conscious sedation kinda puts me …..SHIT! i have to go to my 3pm meeting at it’s 2:45 already!!!

i’ll finish later…



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