07.30.08
Vacation
I’m off cruisin’ to Alaska. Make do.
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12.05.07
Floss and Toothpaste
If and when I am in a position to do so, I will provide free floss and toothpaste at work. If possible, a mini locker for people to store their own toothbrushes in (with big locks- I shudder to think of the office pranks possible with public access to toothbrushes).
Businesses already subsidize all sorts of preventative health benefits such as gym memberships. Floss and toothpaste are cheap and probably would save lots of money in dental work and insurance over the long run. ¡Vivá la revolución!
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12.04.07
I love my dentist.
I love my dentist. He is consistently awesome. Whenever I go he ends up saying something like, “Well, you have some problems, but we’ll get them fixed later.” It’s been over 10 years. Apparently he’s found a way to make my problems painless and ignorable.
Saturday I chipped a tooth on falafel (really). And currently: no dental insurance. So I was heading over to the office with some trepidation. He said, “I’ll patch it and it will hold for a long while, but you will need a crown eventually. Come back when you have some insurance.” “Eventually” he says… I’ll be middle aged by the time this thing breaks.
Then he says, “I need to do a little bit of drilling, but it’s only a little, so it’s up to you if you want a shot (to deaden the pain).” I think I am tough, so the shot was forgone. When he said a little bit of drilling, he meant a very little: no more than 3 seconds, barely enough for me to feel it.
Lastly, as I was getting out of the chair he says “It’ll be fine, just stay off it for a few hours.” My patched cleaved tooth is a mere twisted ankle to this man. So here’s to Dr. Pacia: hip hip hooray!
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