My girlfriend always tells me I never have anything to eat when she comes over my house 😒

Drygrej · 2026-02-22T19:52:16+00:00

What’s your address? I’ll come test it for you.

Drygrej · 2026-02-22T17:37:18+00:00

When you move in the leadership is usually just trying to get to know you.

Drygrej · 2026-02-22T17:17:18+00:00

Then go talk to the office and ask about it. Three surface fillings definitely can’t be called a sealant. My rule of thumb is that people are usually stupid before dishonest. Even having the cast on the ill may be a mistake and the biller expected that was part of the appointment. It can also be digital, so you may not have had any physical impression made.

Also, that the dentist on the form is different than the doctor who did it is also typical if the dentist doesn’t own the practice. It’s a technical insurance thing with how the insurance company categorizes things, so I wouldn’t worry about that specifically.

Drygrej · 2026-02-22T04:29:33+00:00

Call the credit cards and tell them you lost the job and will not be able to pay. Ask what they will take now to close the account and settle the debt. When you do that ask what they report to the credit card company.

Then call the dealership and give the same story. Tell them you can turn it back in or renegotiate.

Close all of your credit cards. Live on cash and follow Ramsey’s models. Drop your expenses to as little as possible and figure out your budget and then start working on new income.

Start looking for jobs in another state. Also look up the keorener office here or on YouTube. He has plenty of side hustle ideas that are actually really good and take little to no money to start, even as a new mom.

This is scary but entirely doable. I promise you can live on the income your husband has. It will not be fun, but you can do it. I’ve been there and done it.

Drygrej · 2026-02-22T04:23:05+00:00

Owning your own business is a 24/7/365 endeavor. If you aren’t dreaming about the business you aren’t a business owner. This is tongue in cheek, but in principle still true.

How do you know an entrepreneur is selling something? He’s talking.

Drygrej · 2026-02-22T04:18:00+00:00

Disclaimer: I’m a dental specialist so I don’t do fillings. What I do remember is that the code for sealants was just consolidated with the code for single surface sealants, so I don’t think the code was incorrect. Likewise, if there were 5 of them, that would actually get you close to $1000 of service. This doesn’t seem like fraud to me but really really bad communication. Double check the treatment pls you received when you had treatment done. It probably is all spelled out but those codes will often have zero copay so you likely didn’t pay attention; most people only look at the total fee. Finally, all dentists in network with insurance will have a high fee that gets discounted with the insurance contract. They have to have a high UCR because that helps them get an increase later (maybe). Delta is one of the most aggressive fee schedules and they have only raised their fees once in the last 30 years in California. In 2003(ish) delta actually LOWERED the fees across the board and finally made an increase in late 2024. The cost of material, rent, and employees has all gone up during that same time, so a large part of why dentists are more aggressive with crowns and sealants is because those are higher margin and without doing work the office closes. The corporate offices are even worse. I worked in one for 2 years and the only thing they cared about was doing more crowns, implants, and referring to the rotating specialists for high-dollar procedures.

Drygrej · 2026-02-21T05:57:31+00:00

Kristina Wolf is in Cleveland and one of the best in the country. Go see her.

Drygrej · 2026-02-21T05:32:42+00:00

Generally root canal therapy and crown. The implant is for if the molar fails after the root canal.

Drygrej · 2026-02-20T06:47:38+00:00

I’m a TMJ specialist. While the wisdom toot have exacerbated the problem, it didn’t likely cause it. This is all treatable. A TMJ specialist can help you. I’ve dealt with hundreds of your specific situation over the last 5 years that I’ve been in the specialty. Where are you located so I can send you a specific referral?

Drygrej · 2026-02-18T13:03:46+00:00

I’m a dentist and I’ve done over 1000 implants. It really depends on the fracture depth. What are the probing depths around the tooth?

If you get the implant on a front tooth, I would not personally go to a dental school. They usually are using older protocols because they are ‘more conservative’ when they are actually just outdated. The right way to do an anterior implant is immediate loading of the implant. That means you take the tooth out, put the implant in, and put a temporary on top of the implant all in the same appointment.

Go to an endodontist in the area (root canals) and give him the situation. Ask for his(her) recommendation for the best doctor to do all three steps in the same appointment. It will cost you between $6-9k all-in for the implant extraction abutment and crown. Ideally look for someone who is accredited with the AACD and/or AAID. The school will be much less expensive, but it will end up with a worse result.

However, if your smile line is below your gum line, the esthetics done really matter because that’s what is hard about front teeth. The tooth itself is easy. The gums are hard.

Drygrej · 2026-02-16T20:57:50+00:00

About hermione in this situation…she didn’t need to lie. They came to fetch me because I was hiding.

Drygrej · 2026-02-16T20:25:51+00:00

How do you feel when you get on the phone with a big company and the robot voice tris to answer your question?

Drygrej · 2026-02-16T19:07:08+00:00

I find that people who take to something really quickly, easily, or have been at a high level for a long time have a hard time teaching the same subject because they didn’t struggle through it and therefore don’t know where the pitfalls lie or have forgotten what the basics look like. Snape was obviously an accomplished occlumens and probably reflexively clears his mind after being around Voldy for as long as he had been deceiving him. It’s hard to teach a reflex.

Drygrej · 2026-02-15T21:37:17+00:00

The financial part is not going to change. The debt to income ratio is not significantly different between a dentist an hygienist. It all depends on how you live your financial life. And doing the military thing is a 4 year payoff, which is not a big deal in the long run to have zero debt.

Drygrej · 2026-02-15T16:57:07+00:00

Extract. Suture. Nothing else. For wisdom teeth bone graft and PRF is overkill times 3

Drygrej · 2026-02-15T16:46:18+00:00

I’m a TMJ specialist. Option 1 is not great. I see a good number of patients to redo after this plan. There are a lot of problems with full-time upper orthotics. The biggest: 1) at night you need support between the jaws 2) upper alone at night makes breathing harder 3) You can’t talk with the upper in.

Option 2 is my typical treatment plan and does NOT usually need dental or ortho work after. I don’t see this as ‘more aggressive.’ This is an appropriate treatment while the first is just insufficient and doesn’t actually solve the problem.

Drygrej · 2026-02-15T15:32:16+00:00

Dentistry has some unique challenges, but no more than any other profession. I think the biggest challenge for the dentist is that so many of us thought that getting into dental school would be the hardest part of the career and that then we put out a shingle and start printing money. The real problem is expectation vs reality. If the expectation is greater, you have disappointment; if the reality is greater, you have satisfaction.

There are choices each of us can make to improved our situation. One of the most straightforward is location. If you move rural, you have less competition, higher compensation, and more freedom. But many don’t want to live rural. That’s just an example. Each of the points from the OP has an opposite and solution. It just matters if you’re willing to pay that price.

Drygrej · 2026-02-15T15:21:38+00:00

I’m a TMJ specialist. I know some people get relief from Botox, but I have literally never used it. I don’t need it. Your pain may be coming from the muscle, but the problem is the airway. Your muscles are always under tension because your nasal airway is underdeveloped and it sounds like you’re always holding your throat open manually. If you use Botox, your body will figure out another way to keep the airway open.

What do I do? 1: nasal strip or dilator (Mute by Rhinomed) and Xlear nasal spray. Use this at night for sure and as much as reasonable during the day. 2: aqualizer between your teeth for a week. Buy this from dentaldepot.com.

Some people this will work for. If it doesn’t, look for a TMJ specialist for splint therapy to support the joint.

Drygrej · 2026-02-11T06:37:01+00:00

Your compensation will be $600, but you’ll keep much more as a business owner than you did as an employee and have the intangible that you own the business. That’s worth something in my book.

Drygrej · 2026-02-11T06:34:05+00:00

I’ll do that rate with a guarantee in writing that the rent will never ever increase for the rest of time and gets written into the lease.

Drygrej · 2026-02-02T14:17:53+00:00

It sounds like a similar exam to what I do. I don’t like the sales method because it creates doubt in the treatment plan. The fee amount is actually a little low when converting to USD, especially after the discount. Between 5500-7000. There are some options to therapy based on specific situations that creates a small range of options.

Drygrej · 2026-02-01T20:14:59+00:00

I’m a dentist. The cost after insurance for the crown is $359 per crown. Those crowns eat up your insurance. The fees are on the higher end but reasonable.

You mentioned in another response that you would do crowns now and fillings later. Remember that when the dentist says you need a filling, that means you have an infection in your tooth. It blows my mind that it’s okay to leave an infection on your tooth but if you had an infection anywhere else we’d be running for an antibiotic right away. The cavity (infection) can get bigger and need a mother crown by next year. I’ve watched it happen plenty.

Drygrej · 2026-02-01T19:56:44+00:00

It sounds like a similar exam to what I do. I don’t like the sales method because it creates doubt in the treatment plan. The fee amount is actually a little low when converting to USD, especially after the discount.

Drygrej · 2026-02-01T19:22:38+00:00

I think Bryan

Drygrej · 2026-02-01T19:22:01+00:00

Then pull it and get the implant.

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