Quote Originally Posted by JenBKR
Wow....that's so sad. What that poor mother must be going through. It would probably never even occur to me that a toothache could do that to someone. I can only imagine how difficult it would be for someone barely scraping by, with no dental insurance, to find the $80 that was needed.

I wouldn't have ever thought of that either. Gosh... I remember as a kid lying to my mom about toothaches just so I wouldn't have to go to the dentist. Now I have a tooth that is mostly filling.... to think that could have been much more serious. who would have thought.

In Canada, Dental is not covered by our OHIP. You have to get it through your work or a private insurance company. Luckily my step dads work covered half of my braces so we only (pfft only lol) had to pay $2000 instead of $4000. My dad's insurance only covered $1000 for my wisdom teeth so I had to pay the extra $1000. Dental can be very pricey.