Once Bitten, Twice Shy
I recently needed root canal surgery on one of the molars in my lower jaw. I have had the procedure once before on a different tooth and in a different country. I therefore had no particular worries, knowing that the process was a long one, but not particularly painful and that I would feel much better once it had been done.
What I had not realized is how expensive the whole thing would be. Nearly a whole month’s income was spent in the few hours at the dentists’ office. Clearly we were not well-prepared and should have taken out some sort of insurance for dental care. There are several packages with dental care discounts available, and I have now made sure that we are all covered for any further possible dental problems.
Because we had lived in a country where dental care is very heavily subsidized we had not done our research about how much things actually cost and I had also not asked for a quote before the work started. A hard lesson to learn and one I do not think we will repeat.
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