Either condemn me or set me strait, but this has caused an enormous fight.
The children are all reminded to brush 2x per day, have several dozen tubes of paste to choose from, dental floss and flossing sticks, pre brushing rinses, after brushing rinses and the Sonicare that has quadrant timing. I even got them each a dental bag for their backpacks and they get more of everything at both their appointments each year.
Son has 4 cavities since the last dental check 6 months ago. I was furious the fillings were going to be almost $250, then went through the roof when the dentist said 2 of the cavities may be cause for a root canal.
My husband and I argued over the costs because they were preventable. How hard is it to brush? He was going to pay for the root canal just for the purpose of not having CPS get after us for having the teeth removed, instead! (We have problems with this particular child making false reports & and the bio mom making them as well.)
Am I off base? Since when are we expected to pay hundreds or upwards of thousands of dollars to save teeth they won't even brush?
I say pull. Period. I could be overreacting, I realize, I'm just so stressed with all the damage and destruction caused, and apparently, money does grow on trees, to pay, hand over fist for laziness.
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