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Re: Going to the dentist
Reply #30 - Oct 21^st, 2016 at 7:07pm

Gordon wrote on Oct 21^st, 2016 at 6:49pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 21^st, 2016 at 6:45pm:

Unforgiven wrote on Oct 21^st, 2016 at 6:39pm:

Put your mouth where your money is Gordon.

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Re: Going to the dentist
Reply #31 - Oct 21^st, 2016 at 7:09pm

Unforgiven wrote on Oct 21^st, 2016 at 7:07pm:

Gordon wrote on Oct 21^st, 2016 at 6:49pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 21^st, 2016 at 6:45pm:

Unforgiven wrote on Oct 21^st, 2016 at 6:39pm:

Put your mouth where your money is Gordon.

Nice one

Same offer... Show me one single post where I've ever complained about FTA.
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Go back to frecklepunch.org I'm sure a white man's done something bad again.

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Re: Going to the dentist
Reply #32 - Oct 21^st, 2016 at 11:45pm

I think I have had about 4 to 6 teeth removed from the back of my mouth since I first attended a dentist in a long time -- since primary school. In 2014, I had dental surgery at the hospital to remove the last 3 molars. Two molars previously had fillings that had fallen out over the years due to tooth decay. Basically, my teeth were in desperate need of dental work. And I had to wait until 2010 before anyone could see me after a lengthy waiting list.

Unfortunately, the last trip to dental surgery was a few days before my new driver's licence photo was needing to be updated. I was scheduled to go in and get my 3 molars extracted a month beforehand. But, due to someone having a reaction/near death at the hospital, my surgery was rescheduled to a month later. I had trouble sleeping the night before and only managed a few hours sleep. Post surgery, they pumped me with some kind of wake up drug. But that was not enough to keep me awake for long. I was asleep again in the recovery room for the next hour.

My main problem was that my teeth were crowded up front. But I had waited 20 years too long to do any real good for the uncrowding process. Did not help my driver's licence photo either. I actually prefer the old one.

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Re: Going to the dentist
Reply #33 - Oct 22^nd, 2016 at 12:03am

The only other strategy that I use without seeing a dentist is to simply floss, brush, and anti-plaque my teeth regularly. Just a piece of dental floss, twisted until it starts knotting itself. Then a thorough flossing of each front tooth. Some days, I wish I could just unclip my teeth one by one, and give them a good clean, then clip them back into place. But the real world means that you have to do the hard yakka, and spend those 15 minutes flossing.

Cheaper than any dentist.

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Re: Going to the dentist
Reply #34 - Oct 22^nd, 2016 at 9:52am

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 21^st, 2016 at 7:04pm:

I pay $100 a month to Medibank.

I get ambulance cover, hospital cover, two free checkup & cleans at the dentist a year, free eye checks and glasses every year, a $200 bonus every year, and other stuff I can't think of right now.

I'm happy with that.

Very astute Greg. I suspect you're not that old, but come the day when you need a hip or knee replacement or a pacemaker or some such service, you won't be waiting for 18 months to get it. And you'll be in the hands of the very best surgeons.

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Re: Going to the dentist
Reply #35 - Oct 22^nd, 2016 at 4:20pm

bogarde73 wrote on Oct 22^nd, 2016 at 9:52am:

Very astute Greg. I suspect you're not that old, but come the day when you need a hip or knee replacement or a pacemaker or some such service, you won't be waiting for 18 months to get it. And you'll be in the hands of the very best surgeons.

And it will only have cost you $100/month for how ever many years you pay. Less of course any expense paid out in the meantime.

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Re: Going to the dentist
Reply #36 - Oct 22^nd, 2016 at 4:25pm

bogarde73 wrote on Oct 22^nd, 2016 at 9:52am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 21^st, 2016 at 7:04pm:

I pay $100 a month to Medibank.

I get ambulance cover, hospital cover, two free checkup & cleans at the dentist a year, free eye checks and glasses every year, a $200 bonus every year, and other stuff I can't think of right now.

I'm happy with that.

Very astute Greg. I suspect you're not that old, but come the day when you need a hip or knee replacement or a pacemaker or some such service, you won't be waiting for 18 months to get it. And you'll be in the hands of the very best surgeons.

Indeed.

Check out these fees: http://www.stjohnambulance.com.au/ambulance-and-health-services/metro-ambulance-...

All covered under my health insurance.

The free dental checkups, glasses, and bonus comes to about $800 per year (no charge to me).

I'm happy with my cover.

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