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There is all kinds of stuff nearby. I don't think I am going back to the dentist I have used most recently. Or the one before that. They are both within walking distance but I have not been happy with them (even though they probably did a completely reasonable job under the circumstances and the teeth they were working on just happened to really suck).

There is a newish dentist right next door to me. I can see the sign from my balcony. At least I can when the trees aren't fully leafed. Maybe try that.
 
Speaking of teeth and tumors, 60 Minutes did a fascinating piece on this American hospital ship that goes up and down the coast of West Africa.

One of the biggest thing they help people with is these massive facial tumors. People become completely deformed and often they are outcast and kicked out of their families because they are thought to be possessed by evil spirits. Long story short, the tumors are completely benign and are made primarily of dental material (dentin I believe) gone wild. It just grows wild because they don't have the stuff we have (fluoride? antibiotics? I don't remember the key thing but it is something we take for granted here.)

So this hospital ship gives them operations and fixes them up. It was very moving. Most of them are used to being treated like they are not human so to find people who care and help is amazing.

The ship's crew is all Christians and is funded by Christian charities. I am fairly disrespectful of Christians but I have to say, they do a great job there.
 
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I'm starting to think what I got ain't gingivitis. It is something more sinister. Guess I gotta go break down and see a fucking dentist.

Hopefully he will let me pay him with a musical performance.
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Mudcat, if you want to save some coin I'd recommend the U of Toronto Dentistry Clinic.

My father had his implants done there a few years ago and saved a bundle, also received quality treatment.
No complaints.

http://www.dentistry.utoronto.ca/patient-clinics/about

"Under the supervision of qualified dentists, our students successfully treat thousands of patients every year in our many dental clinics.

We are a full service facility and provide fillings, dentures, braces, bridges, implants, children's dentistry, root canals, crowns, treatment of gum disease, extractions of wisdom teeth and more. Some programmes have a long waiting list, particularly for braces and implants.

If you wish to take advantage of our dental services, this section of the web site will help you to understand the process of becoming a patient at our Faculty.

Your initial step will be to book an appointment for yourself in our Oral Diagnosis department in order for a determination to be made of your treatment needs as well as your suitability for our programme. Before booking this appointment, you should be aware of a few points:

  • Treatment at the Faculty of Dentistry is ALWAYS provided by our student dentists. Students are ALWAYS supervised by qualified dental practitioners.
  • Because treatment is provided by the students, who have limited clinical time available to them, your treatment will take longer to complete than it would in a private practice care setting.
  • As a school, there are certain times of the year when the Faculty clinics close altogether. These include a break over the Christmas holidays when we are closed from mid-December until after New Year's and the end of the school year at the beginning of July until the end of August.
  • We have extremely limited patient care available in July and August.
If you feel that you would be able to work within these parameters and are willing to be patient for our student dentists, please call 416-979-4927 and ask to book a screening appointment. PLEASE NOTE: This telephone number can be extremely busy and the wait can be quite long. Once you have become a patient of the Faculty, you will be assigned a student provider and should not need to call this number again so please be patient with our staff as you wait for your call to be answered. You should avoid calling between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. and again between 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. as these are the busiest times on the phone lines."
 
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