Mexico this Monday, 6/11.....

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I pay about $75 for a cleaning here, in the USA, in cash, for I have no dental insurance.

I don't have to spend any time traveling, as the dental office is right down the block from one of my work offices. I don't have to spend $50 for the ferry to the mainland, then the time and gas to drive an hour or two to Canada or to Seattle to catch a plane. I don't have to pay for extra meals or hotel rooms.

I figure I'm coming out ahead on the deal.

Yeah we are close to,that, $90+ for a cleaning if we pay cash. No insurance. Dont want it.

[iris lilies]

Every few years DH has a dental event that costs a bit. This time it was a special exam from a referred dentist ($60) and an extraction for $240. Total bill $ 300.

That seemed reasonable to me. We dont have dental insurance and dont intend to get it, and we spend probably $600-$700 in an average year with no “events” but even with events, it is not that expensive for us. My teeth seem impervious to rot but at some point I may have gum issues.