{"id":183,"date":"2009-08-07T06:34:02","date_gmt":"2009-08-07T13:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quesejoda.com\/blog\/?p=183"},"modified":"2009-08-07T06:34:02","modified_gmt":"2009-08-07T13:34:02","slug":"your-husband-is-a-coward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quesejoda.com\/blog\/your-husband-is-a-coward\/","title":{"rendered":"Your husband is a coward"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Early today we went dentist shopping.\u00c2\u00a0 Surprisingly there are over 5 dentists in the small town of Concepcion.\u00c2\u00a0 We are not odontological connoisseurs so our picking was reduced to who had the most neon on their signs or who had the best magazines in the waiting room.<\/p>\n

Yano suggested that the fanciest of dentists may be the least prepared, compensating for mediocre grades in odontology school.\u00c2\u00a0 On the other hand, the crummiest of places may indicate either a devoted dentist, a frugal efficient dentist, or just that– a crummy bad dentist with pliers for tools.\u00c2\u00a0 In the end we took cousin Dubi’s suggestion of Rosalia Perez, DDS.\u00c2\u00a0 Dubi has all his teeth, and I’ve seen him brush his teeth on occasion, so his advice weighed heavily.<\/p>\n

Rosalia Perez has a small hole in the wall shop in Concepcion.\u00c2\u00a0 The sign advertising her clinic is a white-washed wall with letters apparently painted by her 6 year old dyslexic son.\u00c2\u00a0 The waiting room has 2 chairs and looks like the vestibule of an escort service.<\/p>\n

Upon entering, an elegant lady asked us what we wanted.\u00c2\u00a0 I just showed my tooth impaired smile, and asked the usual questions “where did you go to odontology school and in what percentile where you amongst your peers”.\u00c2\u00a0 Sensing my hesitation she explained the procedure in detail and said… “it will be $20”.\u00c2\u00a0 Sold!\u00c2\u00a0 Who cares what grades you got!\u00c2\u00a0 What’s the worst than can happen in a $20 procedure?\u00c2\u00a0 Worse comes to worse, I could have it fixed again when I returned– provided I still had nerve endings.\u00c2\u00a0 I agreed and she guided us to a small room with the familiar dentistry equipment– torture chair, plier looking tools, and spit faucet– so far so good. The lady sat me down, put on her gloves and went to work.\u00c2\u00a0 It turned out, the person I thought was the secretary was actually the dentist.\u00c2\u00a0 Talk about a one man show.<\/p>\n

She took out her tools and started drilling– “I’m going to try without anesthesia first.\u00c2\u00a0 Tell me if it hurts”.\u00c2\u00a0 I gripped the chair in fear.\u00c2\u00a0 “You can let go of the chair; it’s not going anywhere”.\u00c2\u00a0 I tried to hide a nervous smile.\u00c2\u00a0 I let her do her thing for about a minute or two– and then she hit a nerve.\u00c2\u00a0 I shriveled and started to convulse slightly.\u00c2\u00a0 She shook her head, looked at Yano, and said– “your husband is a coward; I hadn’t even started”.\u00c2\u00a0 Shaaaa… Yes, I am a coward.\u00c2\u00a0 “Bring out the anesthesia, lady!\u00c2\u00a0 There are no points for manliness in a dentist chair.” \u00c2\u00a0 Yano started to laugh uncontrollably and managed to spit out a “yes, I know”.<\/p>\n

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All in all, Dr. Perez was amiable, efficient, knowledgeable, and accommodating to cowards.\u00c2\u00a0 She did a bang up job and was done in less than 30 minutes.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0 While she was at it, I asked how much a bi-yearly cleaning would be: $15.\u00c2\u00a0 Sold!\u00c2\u00a0 In the end I ended up with a fixed tooth, cleanings for both me and Yano, and a fixed cavity: all for $65.\u00c2\u00a0 That’s about what my deductible is back home.<\/p>\n