What is it about having a upper-class yearly wage and nearly perfect teeth that make you want to kill yourself?
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I actually know this as a psych student.\n\nDentists, like doctors, do make a lot of money.  But not as much as Doctors.  However, to keep up with the lifestyle of many of their doctor and dentist friends, they spend beyond their means, hardly able to build a "nest egg" to rely on at retirement.  Since dentists often have their own practices, they are less likely to have an employer that would set them up with a retirement plan.\n\nSo at 55-60, when they want to retire, they have nothing to rely on.  \n\nIt is financial woes that lead to suicide for most dentists.
609047
You are actually ruining your teeth.  This is very sad!!??? :-(
83723
LOL, that's funny, because I have someone I work with who is like that.  He is about 65, and he makes over $100,000 a year.  He constantly complains about this job. He also talks like he doesn't have any money, saying things like, "One day when I am rich I can move to Florida...", when he knows he can do that now. Other times he brags about how much money he has.  It doesn't make a whole lot of sense.  I believe he stays here because his wife doesn't like him, and he is lonely at home.  His kids moved away, and he doesn't have many friends.  This job is like a second home for him, since he has been here for 15 years.  He even comes in every week on his day off!  I think some people just get so accustomed to their jobs, and they wouldn't know what to do if they retired.  This man is totally miserable! Proof that money doesn't buy happiness.
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You better shop around. I was in the same situation back in 99, and got a really bad deal. I ended up paying almost 3000 for finishing up the treatment that would have cost me almost half of it in Sweden and the guy did a lousy job.\n\nMake sure you have all the paperwork with you, and if you can get your samples that were done before you started the treatment try to convince you dentist to give them to you.\n\nAnd also, be care full with the American dentists, they have a nasty habit of "fixing" you problem by cutting the side of your teeth to speed up the process, you end up having many problems a few years later.\n\nDentists in the US are either really good or awful, so you should try to find someone who can recommend you a good one, and pick it even if it is a bit more expensive, paying less in the US means you get a 3rd world quality treatment.
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Yes, first of all you need to see a mental practioner. They will be able to assist you and plan out a therapy that will be most effective. Secondly, it WILL cause you serious health problems. NO ONE'S body is meant to go through what your is doing right now. It will be very bad if you don't stop. Just ask yourself: Is this really worth it?  Also, you will need dentures soon, due to the constant acidic state your teeth are in now.  Sorry to be so graphic, but you are not an exception to the rule.
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And, it might seem like our job isn't that hard, but the things we have to know! Wow! We're not just tooth-scrapers. We need to be able to look at medications that a patient is on and know how our anesthesia will react with those meds... we need to be able to look at a sore in the mouth and relay to the dentist what it might be... we need to be able to take and develop xrays and see possible problems in those xrays. There is a lot of training before a person can be a dental hygienist, and school is expensive. If we weren't paid well, we'd never pay off our student loans!
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Heavens to Betsy!  You should ALWAYS look a gift horse in the mouth.  It may need enough dental work to bankrupt you.
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Upper Dentures are a breeze,  Lower denture are a night mare don't do it.  Even with the best Specialist for dentures called a prosthodontist most people are never happy with their lower dentures.  Think about it, the upper has that large roof  to lie against, There's actually a suction cup like affect when you insert a properly made upper denture.  Uppers Denture are not so bad.  If you have any money at all to spen on your teeth always prioritize the lower teeth first.  Save every lower teeth you can man.  go ahead get the upper denture if you have to.   But don't pull savable teeth on the lower jaw.  \n\nDentures in our area run from as cheap as $600 - $1500.00\nDeending on what side of town our on.   the price you pay does not always correspond to the quality of the denture or the service.
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Lemme see, rush to begin a long working life of dealing with people's bad teeth, or put that off for a while and remain a stoodent.... Hmmmm.... a tough one! lol!\n\nI say forget Canada, there is a shortage of Dentists in England.  You sound ready to start that new chapter, and it's better and easier to make a fresh start when you are younger.    What an adventure -- so far away and so within your grasp!  You will be young enough to make a success of it and young enough to be able to quit and go home and still be able to make a good life for yourself.\n\nYou know in your heart that you're done with the formal student aspect, the rising debt and the lost time.  When will you start making money -- when you have paid back all your debt aged 45?  That sucks badly.  You will be wanting by that age to have a large German Car, wife, couple of kids, big house in a leafy suburb and maybe a yacht too (to get away from the large German wife, lol!).\n\nEngland is getting into cosmetic dentistry in a BIG way due to TV makeover shows.  Even just teeth whitening in England will make you rich beyond averice.  You will retire young.\n\nCome on, 25 is ready.  You are ready.  Your life awaits! Time to get your teeth into something (!)
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You really need to see a dentist about it. If you are really that scared just talk to the receptionist and tell her how you feel about trips to the dentist. You can also relay this info to the dentist him/herself when you get there. Dentists for the most part are very freindly people and when doing a procedure such as filling a cavity (or maybe pulling the tooth) they are very careful that you are as comfortable as possible. You probably won't feel anything but you'll hear some pretty weird sounds such as drilling. All you need to do for this is bring your IPOD or other music playing device and crank that bitch up! The dentist isn't going to mind as long as the wires from the headphones don't get in the way.\nAlso most dentist offices let you pay so much per month until you're all paid off. Just make sure to be on the safe side but most offices won't mind as long as they are getting SOMETHING every month from you.
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I remember talking about this in business class. A higher motivator would be better working conditions. If you give them higher pay they still won't want to be there if the working conditions are bad. If the working conditions are good they are more likely to stay there and still have a small salary. With better working conditions the people are more willing to work overtime to get the extra money they need.
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Just because you have money doesn't mean you will be happy. Besides the love of money is the root of all evil.\nwhy not work as hard as you can and earn the money that you need?
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Rich looking.  But seriously, I would rather be disgustingly rich. Beauty can be nurtured, to be disgustingly rich is harder to attain.
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Orthodontists make hundreds of thousands of dollars (highest average income of all occupations).  It just doesn't seem especially difficult.  Just glue braces to teeth fronts then change wires every month.  Short hours.  Not bad.
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We live in the time of ( Poor Me ) . Its not that they wanted a free check and parking place because they are fat. Thats just the only thing they could think of to convince the govt. to get it. I think I am going to try and get the same by saying my teeth need some work. Everybody is getting everything they can for nothing. Good Question I agree.
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I spent my entire last semester of my senior year in the hospital and got exempt from every exam. Since I went to a private school, they just "gave" me my last year based on my GPA. (idiots)\nI broke over half the bones in my body, lost 5 teeth, was blind for 6 months, and had a HUGE piece of toboggan stuck through my leg for at least a week until they could figure out what specialist could get it out.. \nGraduation was just a riot with no friggin teeth. I had so much fun making crass jokes and used ketchup packets to squirt out fake blood, pretending my friends had hit me whenever kids or older people stared at me.\nWait a minute... I still do that..
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No pain today could equal lots of expensive dental bills tomorrow.  It would be wisest to get your dental situation fixed now rather than later for two reasons: \n1) Minimal dental work now will cost less than major dental work in the future\n2) You avoid dental work, buy your house and then end up being forced to have your dental work done due to the problem having gotten massivly worse...and receiving a bill that you can't possibly afford because all your money is tied up into the house...then you go on a payment plan with the dentist and end up burdenning yourself with another monthly payment.  Maybe the dental issue will have gotten so bad that they have to pull teeth but since you have mortgage, insurance, car ins., maybe a credit card or two by then, you have no money to pay for a bridge, crown or replacement.\n\nYou can guarantee houses will always be there in two years, but you can't guarantee your teeth will.