Enjablog

For the first time ever, I looked up a dentist and made an appointment all by myself. Does this make me an adult now?

It has been over 3 years since my last dental checkup and I really felt it was time. I checked the website through my dental coverage and found 3 dentists within a 2-block range of my home. That seemed reasonable. According to the website, they were all accepting new patients with my insurance. So, I wrote two of the numbers down on my to-do list and made plans to call.

*Fast-forward 3 weeks*

I should really get around to this. So, I call and each of the dentists on my list is on vacation. All the ones listed on the same street were on vacation for a two-week block ranging from August 11-September 4. Awesome.

So, I made a decision. I had put this off long enough. If I wait for these people to come back from vacation, I would likely just procrastinate more and end up calling in 3 months when they were, again, on vacation. Seem like a long time to be putting things off? Did I mention I haven’t seen a dentist in over 3 years?

I went back to the website to pick a new number. I weeded out all the dentists on my street and was left with 6 options within a half-mile radius. I chose the one who was listed as speaking Chinese. Why? I have no idea. Seemed like a good enough reason at the time. My parents were excited though. Why? Again, I have no idea.

I got there at 8am today, did the insurance/form thing for 15 minutes, he did X-rays for another 10 minutes, and then started the cleaning thing. I was out of there in 45 minutes! I haven’t had any problems with my teeth, he said they looked good, and he’ll see me in a year. I even got to work in time to get papers together before catching the 9:30 shuttle for my meeting this morning.

Up next: Invisalign. I asked him if he did orthodontia and he said no, but gave me a pamphlet on Invisalign. I had heard of it, but never really looked into it. Looks very cool. I hope my insurance will cover it.

Highlight of the day:
“I don’t have the right ID, but will you let me on base anyway?”
“Hm…”
*looks closely at my driver’s license*
“Ok.”

QOTD: “I just tried to think if I knew what either of your breasts looked like and I had no idea.”