{"id":2153,"date":"2013-09-22T05:47:15","date_gmt":"2013-09-22T04:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2013-09-22T05:47:15","modified_gmt":"2013-09-22T04:47:15","slug":"dentistry-ala-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2013\/09\/22\/dentistry-ala-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Dentistry ala Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What do you do when a crown falls off and you live in Gamboula which is a long day&#8217;s drive from the nearest dentist? \u00a0 I made an appointment, thankfully conveniently coinciding with our next big trip to the big city. \u00a0I tucked that crown away in a safe place and I took extra good care of that empty tooth base in my mouth &#8211; chewing on the other side and brushing more often than usual. \u00a0The time drew near for the trip, and, wait a minute! \u00a0Where did I safely stow that crown??? \u00a0 I know I put it in a baggie. \u00a0I thought I put it in my purse. \u00a0After an hour&#8217;s search, the lost was found, safely hidden in my backpack. \u00a0At least it wasn&#8217;t in the fridge (where I confess I have looked for keys before) or in the pantry (where I once found a bag full of freshly picked green beans not so fresh anymore)!<\/p>\n<p>I showed up at the dentist&#8217;s office, crown in hand, and only waited a short time before I was in the chair, rinsing and spitting and then after not too long, grinding down to test the seating of the crown. \u00a0Hooray! \u00a0 Success!<\/p>\n<p>When I sat down with Dr. Pare to pay the bill, she asked me about insurance.\u00a0 When I mentioned that the total to pay wasn&#8217;t worth it, since we hadn&#8217;t even succeeded in getting insurance back from when she worked on Roy a couple of years back &#8230; a light went on on her face.\u00a0 She hadn&#8217;t understood that Roy was my husband, and she has treated him many times including one ordeal in which Roy had way too many hours over Christmas in her chair. \u00a0Then, when I went on to tell her that the Kim &amp; Jan Cone (who have visited her office many times) were my son&#8217;s in-laws, my.oh.my. she said &#8220;oh, you&#8217;re family you don&#8217;t need to pay&#8221; and I didn&#8217;t pay any more than the walk-in consultation fee.<\/p>\n<p>My mouth is back in full working order, but I think I&#8217;ll give up chewing gum!!! \u00a0(o;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=2153&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do you do when a crown falls off and you live in Gamboula which is a long day&#8217;s drive from the nearest dentist? 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