Yeah I was out of town once and went to a different dentist for a cleaning. When I woke up my pants were unbuttoned. Srsly though, he said I had a cavity and he could go ahead and take care of it. I declined, not sure why but he seemed a little too eager to do it so I balked. OK bad analogy cause that would mean I just gave him second base. You know what I mean. Anyway I go back to my regular dentist at the next scheduled time 6 months later...its X ray day too...and I don't say anything about the "cavity" and he doesn't say anything either. 8 or 9 years of regular exams and X rays and 2 dentists later no one's ever mentioned it. That dude just wanted to drill me. In the mouth I mean. In my tooth I mean. That lying liar.

I'd get a second opinion on a cavity. Anything greater maybe a third. Oh also same thing on a wisdom tooth like 15 years ago. Its gotta be pulled. Why? Because it exists, duh. Um, no thanks. 15 years later no issues at all.

Trust but verify.

 

I bet that dentist of yours probably does sedation dentistry now because it makes drilling easier.

FTB
Power to Wisdom Teeth!

 

I was just at a New Year's Eve party with a whole bunch of Doctors. In fact, me and a Judge were the only non-doctors there.

You should have heard all the complaining, sounded like a bunch of pilots in the lounge, crying about RJ's and J/V's!

Meidcaid/ Medicare co-pay was the subject, Obama care, etc. and how much more the Pharmacitical reps make, and about insurance companies not re-paying them 'enough', etc. but the thing that struck me as the most funny was, they all want their kids to go into...Dentistry!

"That's where the REAL money is..." they all said!

Too funny! Oh, the driveway and road out front was covered with several new Mercedes, and one Range Rover, I rolled up my wife's 2004 Suburban...

Great food, great booze, all free...well...I guess not totally free, as the only way I know some of these guys is through visits to their office!

The next day I get a phone call, one of the wives from the party wants a 2 buddy passes, to Paris, to take the little princess shopping, to buy a Purse.

Seems that particular purse is only sold in Paris.

I kid you not.

So, I told my 18yr. old son, "Be a Dentist..."

 

Did he punch you in your tooth? Can you still chew popcorn when you drive cab?

Jerky Boys Dental Malpractice

 

Like I am going to listen to that. Geez, gmab.

 

I went to a new dentist in Florida for a cleaning. He started by doing an x-ray, but not a normal x-ray. It was a thorough one. A separate picture for just about every tooth. He then proceeded to tell me that I grind my teeth and he wanted to sell me a $500 mouth guard to wear in my sleep. He said it would save me thousands later in life. I said, "no thanks, are you going to clean my teeth?" He said the dental hygienist wasn't in. I would have to make a separate appointment. I left and never went back. Went to a dentist 6 months later that was recommended to me. The x-rays were taken in about 5 minutes, then they cleaned my teeth. I was in and out in about 40 minutes. I ended up getting about $90 worth of bills from that x-ray session. Still ****es me off.

 

Are you Atlanta based? I had the same problem when I lived there with a dentist telling me the hygenist was out when I got there! I was like are you serious?! I had never heard of having to make separate dentist and hygenist appointments anywhere else I lived. I was sooooo irritated I never went back.

 

Thank you. I only signed up for that like several years ago when it first came out.

I read about the Crew Resources update here several hours BEFORE it arrived in my email. I hope you don't so easily jump to conclusions when evaluating all your prospective "business ventures."

 

If that's what they want, it's not working.

 

If a pilot is displaced from a base even though he could hold different equipment in that base, is he still entitled to a paid move? For example, a MSP DC9 pilot is displaced to ATL (through MD bid) even though the MSP DC9 pilot could have displaced to other equipment at MSP?

How long do you have to move after displacement? Tried reading Sec 6. It references 12 months but others are telling me 24 months? Which is it?