I had dental treatment by my baby yesterday. He is in his third year. I had this chip in my front tooth and need to be fixed. While waiting for my appointment with him in the two weeks period, my tooth my pre molar cracked while I was crunching on peanuts. So I thought I have two problems for him to fix.
He did his presentation and I had to go for full mouth x-rays. More problems surface. Now, I may need 10 visits and total cost more than $400. Once the supervising dentist approved his plan, he did a scaling for me. Like all scaling, I had a few teeth that were extremely painful. He avoided those teeth. Overall, it is still fine as my boy take the feedback well and stopped cleaning on those teeth. It is an ordeal not knowing when the pain will hit. I am so glad to be treated by my boy as he can also get credit for treating me and I get treat at a subsidised cost.
The hard part for student treatment is the long waiting time. The student has to present the case for the Prof to approve. After that, every step needs approval and signature. Hence it is long wait. The cracked tooth may not be able to save. If it can be save, I need to do a root canal.
Anyway, the good thing is I can help my boy with so many of his requirements. The bad thing is my teeth treatment is going to take a long time and many sessions. So scary to visit dentist. However, I am in good hands with my baby!
