I'm not scared of the dentist...I just don't have the money

[simplyn2deep]

So, I just lost a filling in a broken tooth. Looks like it's time to make a dentist appointment.

It's been 4 or 5 years since I was last at the dentist, so I'm in definite need of a cleaning (at the least) and I have 4 or 5 broken or missing back teeth (how I'm still able to eat is a mystery to me!)

So long as the dental work I need to have done doesn't top $5000, I'll be okay to pay using my credit card (and adjust my spending yet again to cover those monthly payments) since I don't have insurance.

I just don't want to deal with the disapproving looks from the dentist and the assistant.

eta since it's been so long, I couldn't remember the name of my dentist, but by some sort of awesomeness, we had the magnet for the dental office on the fridge, so I look them up to see if it's the same location, and it is! So I made an online appointment and should hear back from then between 1 and 3 today (I hope).

this is me anxious again...

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[huntress69.livejournal.com]

I have had so many dental problems in the past year alone (I have a history of bad gums and also have had major bone loss in the past few years) and I too hate dealing with those looks. There is a plan called Care Credit that I use for him, which gives me low monthly payments. Glad you're going though, get those teeth in tip-top shape asap! XXOO!

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

a few yrs ago, my plan was to have all major dental work done by my 30th but oops, I sort of forgot about that, so now I figure, I'll do something every few months until it's all done.

I like that my dentist allows for full payment upfront or pay for each treatment as you go. Like last time I need to have a root canal and crown and since I was paying out of pocket, I paid for the root canal first, then the following month when I got the crown put in, I paid for that.

No telling what I'll need to have done this time around *sighs*