...but that's because I was busy being married and newlywed, if that's a verb I can use.
Something humorous from the wedding weekend that relates to destiny and teeth, though:
I was in Fellini's pizzeria the day I flew in (Thursday, wedding was Saturday). My wife and I were running around like junkies (I know, I know) busying ourselves with last-minute minutia. As I was in line waiting to pay hard-earned cash for my well-deserved slice, the persistent, if elusive, NYU College of Destiny (the SAME!) called me to ask if I would still like to continue my tenure as its (yes, an entity of destiny)patient and would I like to schedule a checkup?
I told them that I was getting married and that I couldn't talk right now much less schedule a renovation of my teeth. Soooo...the guy behind the counter must have thought I was talking to a collection agent -- marriage being my excuse not to discuss my burgeoning fame in the world of collection agencies -- because he gave me this I-don't-believe-you-just-used-that-as-an-excuse-now-I'm-going-to-use-that-as-an-excuse-thanks-peace-here's-your-pizza look. It was funny. You had to be there, I guess. Mangia!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
More hiatus...
...and because I'm a slacker, I still have a temporary cap on from...oh, I don't know...February?
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Hiatus...
My destinist graduated this month. I haven't seen him since February (as evidenced by the date of the previous post). I hope my replacement dentist has skillzzzzzz.
I hope they don't send me Buddy HACKett.
I hope they don't send me Buddy HACKett.
Monday, February 11, 2008
#25
Time of Entry: 11:00 am
Exit: 5:00 pm.
I assume the chair at 3 pm. Now is exam time.
To fill #8 distal. The student is nervous,
but paces himself well. Please don't rush.
This will give him no need for watch.
He comes with an assistant. The assistant
is nervous. He wants to use his hands.
The watch blocks time to understand.
This will give him no need for salt.
Exit: 5:00 pm.
I assume the chair at 3 pm. Now is exam time.
To fill #8 distal. The student is nervous,
but paces himself well. Please don't rush.
This will give him no need for watch.
He comes with an assistant. The assistant
is nervous. He wants to use his hands.
The watch blocks time to understand.
This will give him no need for salt.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
#26
Today today, Feb. 6, 2008.
Told my dentist that I'm now engaged. Fully.
We talked about the ethical conflict of dental exams: students there at the Destiny School must pay $2000 for an exam that requires they provide three candidates from their pool of patients. If the candidates aren't deemed worthy on the day of the exam (meaning, if the specific decay to be worked on isn't as bad as they diagnosed), the $2000 is lost. They must repay (and thus, retake) at a later time.
We talked about how easy it would be to tell patients to not brush so that they would get free fillings and such, since during exams all work is done pro bono.
Apparently, telling a patient not to take care of their teeth is unethical.
Told my dentist that I'm now engaged. Fully.
We talked about the ethical conflict of dental exams: students there at the Destiny School must pay $2000 for an exam that requires they provide three candidates from their pool of patients. If the candidates aren't deemed worthy on the day of the exam (meaning, if the specific decay to be worked on isn't as bad as they diagnosed), the $2000 is lost. They must repay (and thus, retake) at a later time.
We talked about how easy it would be to tell patients to not brush so that they would get free fillings and such, since during exams all work is done pro bono.
Apparently, telling a patient not to take care of their teeth is unethical.
Jan. 14, 2008
I haven't written in nearly a month. Today (The January 14th version of "today" -- only Doc Brown could fix that finicky flux capacitor) I had some x-rays. No biggie. I might qualify for a paid filling (yes, they'd pay me to sit in the chair agape).
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Tenti-tation
Tomorrow. 4 pm. It's been a month since I've had to sit in a dentist chair for a routine checkup and now I have to return.
Pshaw! I don't even care.
Pshaw! I don't even care.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
1.2.08 -Willkommen 2008! (Visit 28)
Happy New Year NYU College of Destiny! Happy New Year -easy analogy- Orwell Chairs! Happy New Year Dental Dams! Spacers! Extraction trays! Nitrous Happy New Year!
My oral surgeon (not my dentist,hereafter, destinist) is under the impression that I love a raucous fiesta.
Me: I had a calm night. Not much drinking.
Him: Pfft. That's horrible, man.
Me: It's not too bad. In my experience, the worse the New Year's the better the year. At least to me.
Him: Well, mine was crazy. A calm New Year's is no fun. I was at this party -- four girls -- crazy party. When the ball was dropping, these girls -- you can see the ball drop from my friend's apartment -- at the stroke of midnight, four of them, were in the bathroom together all throwing up in one...thing..."
Willkommen 2008!
My oral surgeon (not my dentist,hereafter, destinist) is under the impression that I love a raucous fiesta.
Me: I had a calm night. Not much drinking.
Him: Pfft. That's horrible, man.
Me: It's not too bad. In my experience, the worse the New Year's the better the year. At least to me.
Him: Well, mine was crazy. A calm New Year's is no fun. I was at this party -- four girls -- crazy party. When the ball was dropping, these girls -- you can see the ball drop from my friend's apartment -- at the stroke of midnight, four of them, were in the bathroom together all throwing up in one...thing..."
Willkommen 2008!
Extraction (Visit 29)
Thursday, 12.14.07. 6 pm
Molar #14 was extracted today. Said tooth sized up to approx. 3/4 of an inch.
Imagine someone grabbing a part of your jaw -- a small part, say, about two cm in diameter total -- and applying the pressure needed to wrench a signpost from cement.
That's what this felt like.
Molar #14 was extracted today. Said tooth sized up to approx. 3/4 of an inch.
Imagine someone grabbing a part of your jaw -- a small part, say, about two cm in diameter total -- and applying the pressure needed to wrench a signpost from cement.
That's what this felt like.
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