Heh. Remember, I am a government employee and your dental work is a couple months take home pay. My “gold plated” plan would cover IIRC the first $300, not including the initial visit. Now, the mgmt get 100% coverage and they just flash their card and don’t have to worry about reimbursement or forms or anything else … but they also get $150 a month for “therapeutic massage” Not all government employees are created equal *sigh*

I must admit though I do find humour in the fact that your journey into “modern dentistry” has had as it’s biggest visit something that could be done by prehistoric stone age man. 😉 Compare to 9000 years ago: