6th February 2006 - Day 112

Somehow, I slept through my alarm clock this morning. But I managed to get to the dentist by 0950.

The morning went something like this.

1. Was asked to show my Krankenversicherungkarte.
2. Filled in a form about personal particulars and some questions about medical history.
3. Sat on a sofa and waited for 45 minutes.
4. Went into the room and sat on the dentist's operating chair.
5. Opened up my mouth.
6. Dentist did a general check to see which tooth was there or was missing or decayed and asked which tooth I had problems with.
7. Mumbled to her which tooth it was.
8. She confirmed that there was indeed a tiny piece of tooth missing.
9. Asked me what material I would like for the filling. The "free" one, or the 10€ one which is supposedly of bessere Material.
10. Thought 10€ for better material was not too expensive, taking into account how I eat and drink.
11. The dentist proceeded to do her job with the plastic material, drill, and sanding equipment.
12. Job done, after some more sanding to make the repaired area smoother.
13. Got off the operating chair.
    
14. Asked me if I would like to fix some other tooth.
15. Hesitated.
16. Told me that it'll be on the Kasse.
17. No more hesitation.
18. Made a proper appointment on next Monday as she had other appointments for today.
19. Paid 20€ for the Praxisgebühr and the filling.
20. Happily skipped to the Mensa for lunch.
    

The consultation fee of 10€ is effective for 3 months and only valid for the same dentist, on top of the compulsory 56,62€ I pay the Krankenkasse every month.

I'm still puzzled to why the tooth broke off. The dentist commented the other teeth were still in good condition (except for the wisdom tooth which is not growing stright, and the other tooth to be fixed).

I am currently using toothpaste with a flouride concentration of 1450 ppm. I have no idea what the value is for toothpastes at home. I just don't want another broken tooth.

According to the bottle-of-water-outside-the-window index, it reports a temperature well above zero degree Celcius. The residual snow is slowly melting off, revealing ugly patches of soil and dead leaves.

So, back to exam preparations.