@pkraus@berlin.socialSo now I know why the dentist tells you not to eat for a while after having an anesthetic: three hours later, I managed to chew up my lower lip at lunch so bad, it looks like I got botox injections. The cake was good though. Fkn worth it baby.
@billbert@mastodon.socialThis week in #MakingMyChaos … New optometrist, ordered glasses. Decided to try a food prep service, had to switch to their microwave-only service for less prep, found the meals were not satisfactory on sodium. Still to come: get a dentist, clean the house, right my ship.
@david@boles.xyzPreventative Medicine, or the Manufacture of Patients?
There is a sentence every American patient has heard at the dentist's chair, the cardiologist's office, the primary-care visit, and the pharmacy counter. It arrives in a tone of grave responsibility: We caught this early. What follows is a crown, an echocardiogram, a statin, a stress test, a referral, a follow-up appointment, and a copay. The word "preventative" has come to function as a moral shield around a…
@ErikUden@mastodon.dethey want to keep you busy, but this ain't bread and games no more
@Erikmitk@mastodon.gamedev.placeIt should be in the interest of dentists that we brush our teeth badly so they can make more money repairing stuff.
Maybe that one dentist out of 10 for toothpaste recommendations it worth listening to!
@egallager@social.treehouse.systemsJust got notice that my dentist's office will no longer be participating in the NH Medicaid program. This really sucks! The whole reason I switched to them in the first place was because they were in-network for the new Medicaid dental benefit! Now I'll have to switch again, and apparently the nearest place that takes Medicaid isn't even in Concord anymore, which would be problematic for me, seeing as I don't have a car...
Edit: I hear NHTI's dental clinic takes Medicaid! I'll give them a look later...
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