HawleyBlog

I went to the dentist today for the first time in about 8 or 9 years. Coincidentally, that's precisely the amount of time I have been without dental insurance. Surprisingly there was little damage. Although I did have the cleaning of my life. Apparently, the premise was that if you scrape off the surface of the entire mouth, then it will be clean. They tell me that the gums should stop bleeding in about 2005. I do have a cavity that needs to be filled. They told me that if I get a silver filling it will cost me around $14 but if I want a synthetic filling to match the tooth it costs around $115. What happened to the value of precious metals? Gold...Silver...No, now plastic is king! Whatever.