I'm going to start this story about a year ago, near the beginning of the pandemic. I broke a tooth (last one on the top right). I called my dentist, and the receptionist told me that, because of the pandemic, they were only doing emergency dentistry. Did the tooth hurt? No. She said she would add me to a list to call as soon as they were doing appointments again.
The hole in my tooth didn't really bother me except when I got food stuck in it, so I just dealt with it. Until today, when a different tooth cracked (upper left side). This one has a much bigger hole in it. It doesn't hurt, but it has a kind of sharp edge that rubs against my tongue.
So I tried to call my dentist. TRIED. The phone number has been disconnected. I actually googled him to see if he died. He's an old man. If he'd retired, you'd think they'd have sent me a letter or something. I'd almost rather think that he died than that he retired without letting his patients know.
I asked a coworker who uses the company's dental insurance who she uses and called them. They were really nice about it, but they don't have an appointment for 2 months. I'll have to get some temporary filling and deal with it as best I can until then.
While the receptionist was getting my info, we had this conversation:
Me: It seems my previous dentist has retired. His phone's disconnected.
Her: Oh, was it <name>?
Me: Yeah. It would have been nice if he'd sent me a letter or something.
Her: We've been getting that from a lot of people.
He wasn't the greatest dentist, but he was ok and he accepted my insurance. Now I have to start over with no access to my old dental records.
The hole in my tooth didn't really bother me except when I got food stuck in it, so I just dealt with it. Until today, when a different tooth cracked (upper left side). This one has a much bigger hole in it. It doesn't hurt, but it has a kind of sharp edge that rubs against my tongue.
So I tried to call my dentist. TRIED. The phone number has been disconnected. I actually googled him to see if he died. He's an old man. If he'd retired, you'd think they'd have sent me a letter or something. I'd almost rather think that he died than that he retired without letting his patients know.
I asked a coworker who uses the company's dental insurance who she uses and called them. They were really nice about it, but they don't have an appointment for 2 months. I'll have to get some temporary filling and deal with it as best I can until then.
While the receptionist was getting my info, we had this conversation:
Me: It seems my previous dentist has retired. His phone's disconnected.
Her: Oh, was it <name>?
Me: Yeah. It would have been nice if he'd sent me a letter or something.
Her: We've been getting that from a lot of people.
He wasn't the greatest dentist, but he was ok and he accepted my insurance. Now I have to start over with no access to my old dental records.
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