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Today's movie was in the dental chair.

They were playing court teevee. My god it is an awful thing. Nancy Grace and a bunch of ghouls. Another mother accused of killing her little girl.

I rated it a 1 and asked them to turn the thing off.

I was there to get a root canal and to prepare the way for three crowns. One over the root and two others on the remaining front teeth after the extraction two weeks ago.

I was a little apprehensive about doing all that at once but he assured me that I (anyone) could take it and that it made for a faster completion of the work to be done. Also that it improved his cash flow.

No he didn't say that.

I have a major discount on the work as most dentists in the valley have just adopted a plan offered by the biggest dental insurance company. It is a discount card that you pay for. 90-120 a year and you get (I think this is the deal) the same rates at the dentist as they would pay if you had insurance). It is not insurance.

I figured they jacked up all their prices and this is the old price structure but I guess not. Also it would be a come-on for people who wanted the insurance.

Anyway I got a "discount" of 1200 dollars. Pretty good, I think.

He said I would have some pain but I am using the combo of ibuprofen and acetaminophen which "they" say is more powerful than some of the opiates. You use full dose of each. They do not fight but rather enhance each other.

Incidentally, the root canal did not hurt. I am one of those guys who once had a tooth removed rather than go to get a root canal.

This guy is painless.

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