Well, instead of joining the Senior Trailblazers today to head up Church Mountain, I went to the dentist's office to get my permanent crown. If I didn't do it today, a Thursday, I would have to wait until July 7 while my dental team heads off for vacation. That just didn't seem like a good option, so instead of Church I went to visit Dr. Olivia Collier and her excellent team. Say hello to Dr. Collier with my entire dental array on her right (click to enlarge).
Here's a link to their website with more about Olivia and her business partner Jon.
Nicole, her assistant, made my temporary and lodged it into my mouth so well that Olivia had to numb me up and cut it off!!! I had never experienced anything like this before, and it was such a beautiful temporary (before being cut into pieces) that I suppose it would have lasted just fine until July 7, but now it's all over. Nicole said this is the second time this week that all the pulling and pushing in the world would not get the temporary to come out. And there I was flossing gently and carefully! I don't think it would have made any difference if I had treated it like a regular tooth.
This is C.J., the receptionist, and Employee Extraordinaire. Olivia said that C.J. was her only other employee for years, and she was a dental assistant before becoming the bookkeeper and receptionist, and when my temporary needed a little adjustment, she shaved it off to fit! Since I don't have dental insurance and I am paying the whole thing myself, I wanted to have the best care available. I think I found it.
Even though going to the dentist is not my favorite thing to do, I am pleased to know that I am in good hands when I visit my dental team.
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You have more nerve than I do. I hope the permanent crown is comfy and that you don't have to go back soon.
ReplyDeleteThe ultimate in job security is dentistry. I've had too many close encounters with crowns, temporary and permanent. They love holidays when dentists work bankers' hours.
ReplyDeleteI have fired a few of my dentists for dishonesty or incompetence, so you are fortunate that you found a team you like. Good luck with your crown. I hope it lasts a long time!
ReplyDeleteThat's a good job jobbed as we say. I'm sure you're glad you've had that done and now you can chew away on toast and nuts and muesli for all you are worth without worrying. I thought it was funny when you said how careful you were with the flossing etc. and then they had to drill it off.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Star
Looks like you've chosen a nice team of professionals DJ, was it painful? I guess not, you sounded like going to the dentist is now one of your favorite thing! Goob job!
ReplyDeleteBTW been offline a while, very busy lately. Sigh.
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At least it's over, right? I wonder, what did your dental team say when you asked them to smile? I'm glad that you've gotten all of that taken care of! I have to say, we have dental insurance and it still didn't cover my husband's crown...
ReplyDeleteOnly YOU would take photos of the dentist office staff. LOL
ReplyDeleteI also was somewhat amused that you took photos of your dental team. I figure since you didn't have hiking pics, you decided to photograph what you were doing instead.
ReplyDeleteI have had the same dentist for many years, and before that his father. They've always done well by me.
So what did your dental team think as you whipped out your camera? :D
ReplyDeleteMy mouth has cost a fortune; I've spent more hours in the dental chair that I'd like; but, I've all my teeth at age 71!
D-Jan,Good that you have nice people to care for your teeth,It's hard to find caring docs here.I hate going to docs here....BUT these things have to be done.Our docs hardly smile,rarely know their patient by name and taking a pic of them would be out of the question.
ReplyDeleteI never had a cavity until I started going to dentists. I went to one who made Corvette payments using income he got from doing his fillings. He was also caught and fined and put in prison. He would say you needed this or that and then fix this or that but there was nothing wrong.
ReplyDeleteMy first dentist was a former concentration camp dentist and had his number on his arm.
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ReplyDeleteThe flower that was there wasn't removed. I think PhotoBucket had a problem. In any event, I put it back again just to make sure.
I'm afraid I'm going to need an appointment for this very thing very soon. Luckily we now have dental insurance, once again. Crowns are not inexpensive!
ReplyDeleteFinding a dentist you like is a great accomplishment, I have gone through several. Looks like you have a great team there.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! They look very competent, and I think they will do a good job on your dental clinic. Great choice! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you’ve got an ace dental team there! I think you were right to not put off having the permanent crown put on. I’m sure you could have climbed Church Mountain some other time anyway. Getting the permanent crown done when you did could’ve prevented a lot of other teeth problems from cropping up. You never know! Congrats on getting the new permanent crown done, and I hope it’s treated you well so far.
ReplyDelete-- Kristal Byrnes