Last week we finally got around to having our teeth checked out, Canadian style. As we are both used to the good old NHS with its 20 minutes quick scale and polish, we were quite unprepared for the thoroughness of the Canadian dentists. I had booked appointments for 2pm Thursday afternoon for Richard, thinking we'd be done in an hour. Oh no. We were finally out by five o'clock.
The dentist inspected, x-rayed, scaled, scaled some more, polished, flossed and x-rayed again. Richard has a few small cavities which need filling and we both need our wisdom teeth out which seems to be the norm over here. The whole bill came to about $450. Ouch. Hurrah for health insurance. However, there was a TV screen in the ceiling so I was able to watch the history channel as the dentist worked. Makes it all worth it.
This is the blog for Richard, Jacqui & baby Daniel and our grand adventure to the world of Canadia. We have travelled from deepest webbed Norfolk to the glittering lights and challenging temperatures of Edmonton, Alberta. Read of our adventues, and admire our amateur attempts at photographing everyday items and bits of nature.
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