Remember when "no cavities" was so awesome to hear?

[AbeVigodaLive]

Yes, finding a good dentist is like finding a good mechanic.

Really important because of the information asymmetry and criticality of what they are working on to normal life.

I was about to make the same comparison.

I sometimes feel like I paid to help my dentist move into the new fancy building he's in.

I like my dentist a lot. I hate needles so dentists aren't my favorite places to go but this guy is alright. He does have a thing with replacing all my old silver fillings. He always tells me it's my choice but reminds me they'll go bad someday.

My dentist is fine. Been going to the same place since I was a child. His dad used to be the head guy. He had a Polish accent so thick I couldn't understand him. He also basically just ripped teeth out of mouths. Basically, he was a shot of bourbon away from being a dentist in the 1800s. The kid is pretty solid. But he acted like he knew me after 3.5 years away. And probably 3 years away before that. And 3 years prior to that.

I could tell he had no idea by the kinds of questions he asked. But kudos for trying to make me feel comfortable and acting like he remembered me. It's better than having some ham-fisted old Polish dude hammer away at your teeth while cussing in another language.

[Ghostown42]

3 years ago, I went to the dentist for the first time in like 8 years. I had 2 cavities and needed to get my wisdom teeth taken out. I've been having my regular 6 month appointments since.

[Bush4Ever]

When I was junior high age and playing CYOs, in one game I elbowed the shit (by accident, but it was a really good shot-bloody mouth and everything) out of a dude I found out after the fact was my dentist's son.

Oops...makes you a bit more jittery in the chair next time

[Havlicekstealsit]

We're all familiar with Minnesota dentists.

[AbeVigodaLive]

When I was junior high age and playing CYOs, in one game I elbowed the shit (by accident, but it was a really good shot-bloody mouth and everything) out of a dude I found out after the fact was my dentist's son.

Oops...makes you a bit more jittery in the chair next time

Always worried about my teeth playing hoops. Being 6'0" with a bunch of 6'5"+ guys leads to elbows too close to my face. And I didn't have a dad who could fix bad teeth...



[Note: Ironically, I had my teeth bashed in playing baseball... not basketball.]

[elartman1973]

Went to the dentist. No cavities.

I thought, "Of course not." It's not like I'm a fat tub of good sitting around all day eating crap food and getting my water shut off so I can't brush my teeth like Artman.

You try too hard.
I have perfect teeth actually, never needed braces, never had cavities, never needed whitening (the teeth are supposed to match the white of the eyes actually, not just be blinding white and fake looking)
I was at the dentist on Monday and am going back tuesday..
and it's free for me

[AbeVigodaLive]

Went to the dentist. No cavities.

I thought, "Of course not." It's not like I'm a fat tub of good sitting around all day eating crap food and getting my water shut off so I can't brush my teeth like Artman.

You try too hard.
I have perfect teeth actually, never needed braces, never had cavities, never needed whitening (the teeth are supposed to match the white of the eyes actually, not just be blinding white and fake looking)
I was at the dentist on Monday and am going back tuesday..
and it's free for me

We know you have perfect teeth. We wouldn't have expected anything else from you. Way to chase me around and read all my threads though. It's good to know I have an admirer.

[elartman1973]

Speaking of dentists... I read awhile back that dentists are more likely to commit suicide than just about any other profession.

I have a college buddy who's now a dentist and just moved back to Minnesota. He came to a party at our house a few weeks ago and somebody asked him whether he dug his job. Even if you don't like your job/career, usually you give it a "Yeah, it's alright. It's fine." or something, right? Especially when you committed THAT much money and time on it, you probably want to justify it to yourself.

Anyway, his reply was "No. Not really. No. It's actually not very good." Considering he's being well-rewarded financially for his choice of careers, that must be one shitty job.

Depends how you set yourself up.
my brother is a dentist and loves it, he's passionate about it and loves showing before and after pics..he's got a bunch of attractive women working for him and all he does is the real shit while they take care of the cleanings and silly crap that is beneath him..he has all the latest gadgets and equipment..and nice flat screens over every chair so you can flip through channels as they work on your teeth...we paused to watched kobes top 10 plays on Monday.
he makes great money, loves bullshitting with patients and staff...loves all the perks andd free tickets he gets to basically any sporting event in the area..including all magic games box seats...plus he was voted #1 dentist in orlando for two years in a row.
he digs it..maybe he is in the minority .
he also makes his own mouth guards to play hoops, which he does regularly still. And now is certified to do both where he gets like $1,500 a shot..easy money

[Kingcarl24]

Hey what do you know. Arty has perfect teeth. Who saw that one coming?

It's perfectly normal for someone with perfect teeth to go to the dentist twice in a week right?

[Kingcarl24]

Speaking of dentists... I read awhile back that dentists are more likely to commit suicide than just about any other profession.

I have a college buddy who's now a dentist and just moved back to Minnesota. He came to a party at our house a few weeks ago and somebody asked him whether he dug his job. Even if you don't like your job/career, usually you give it a "Yeah, it's alright. It's fine." or something, right? Especially when you committed THAT much money and time on it, you probably want to justify it to yourself.

Anyway, his reply was "No. Not really. No. It's actually not very good." Considering he's being well-rewarded financially for his choice of careers, that must be one shitty job.

Depends how you set yourself up.
my brother is a dentist and loves it, he's passionate about it and loves showing before and after pics..he's got a bunch of attractive women working for him and all he does is the real shit while they take care of the cleanings and silly crap that is beneath him..he has all the latest gadgets and equipment..and nice flat screens over every chair so you can flip through channels as they work on your teeth...we paused to watched kobes top 10 plays on Monday.
he makes great money, loves bullshitting with patients and staff...loves all the perks andd free tickets he gets to basically any sporting event in the area..including all magic games box seats...plus he was voted #1 dentist in orlando for two years in a row.
he digs it..maybe he is in the minority .
he also makes his own mouth guards to play hoops, which he does regularly still. And now is certified to do both where he gets like $1,500 a shot..easy money

Hey look, Arty's brother is also the best at what he does. Who saw that one coming?

[elartman1973]

Speaking of dentists... I read awhile back that dentists are more likely to commit suicide than just about any other profession.

I have a college buddy who's now a dentist and just moved back to Minnesota. He came to a party at our house a few weeks ago and somebody asked him whether he dug his job. Even if you don't like your job/career, usually you give it a "Yeah, it's alright. It's fine." or something, right? Especially when you committed THAT much money and time on it, you probably want to justify it to yourself.

Anyway, his reply was "No. Not really. No. It's actually not very good." Considering he's being well-rewarded financially for his choice of careers, that must be one shitty job.

Depends how you set yourself up.
my brother is a dentist and loves it, he's passionate about it and loves showing before and after pics..he's got a bunch of attractive women working for him and all he does is the real shit while they take care of the cleanings and silly crap that is beneath him..he has all the latest gadgets and equipment..and nice flat screens over every chair so you can flip through channels as they work on your teeth...we paused to watched kobes top 10 plays on Monday.
he makes great money, loves bullshitting with patients and staff...loves all the perks andd free tickets he gets to basically any sporting event in the area..including all magic games box seats...plus he was voted #1 dentist in orlando for two years in a row.
he digs it..maybe he is in the minority .
he also makes his own mouth guards to play hoops, which he does regularly still. And now is certified to do both where he gets like $1,500 a shot..easy money

Hey look, Arty's brother is also the best at what he does. Who saw that one coming?

He was voted #1 by Orlando Magazine, which is legit

[Kingcarl24]

Depends how you set yourself up.
my brother is a dentist and loves it, he's passionate about it and loves showing before and after pics..he's got a bunch of attractive women working for him and all he does is the real shit while they take care of the cleanings and silly crap that is beneath him..he has all the latest gadgets and equipment..and nice flat screens over every chair so you can flip through channels as they work on your teeth...we paused to watched kobes top 10 plays on Monday.
he makes great money, loves bullshitting with patients and staff...loves all the perks andd free tickets he gets to basically any sporting event in the area..including all magic games box seats...plus he was voted #1 dentist in orlando for two years in a row.
he digs it..maybe he is in the minority .
he also makes his own mouth guards to play hoops, which he does regularly still. And now is certified to do both where he gets like $1,500 a shot..easy money

Hey look, Arty's brother is also the best at what he does. Who saw that one coming?

He was voted #1 by Orlando Magazine, which is legit

I know. Your family is the best at everything.

[elartman1973]

Hey what do you know. Arty has perfect teeth. Who saw that one coming?

It's perfectly normal for someone with perfect teeth to go to the dentist twice in a week right?

He recapped an old chipped tooth that he first fixed 16 years ago in his residency, next week I go in for a regular cleaning...
whats your point?

[Kingcarl24]

Hey what do you know. Arty has perfect teeth. Who saw that one coming?

It's perfectly normal for someone with perfect teeth to go to the dentist twice in a week right?

He recapped an old chipped tooth that he first fixed 16 years ago in his residency, next week I go in for a regular cleaning...
whats your point?

Soooo you don't have perfect teeth? The sky must be falling.

[elartman1973]

Hey what do you know. Arty has perfect teeth. Who saw that one coming?

It's perfectly normal for someone with perfect teeth to go to the dentist twice in a week right?

He recapped an old chipped tooth that he first fixed 16 years ago in his residency, next week I go in for a regular cleaning...
whats your point?

Soooo you don't have perfect teeth? The sky must be falling.

I do have perfect teeth...
a chipped tooth doesn't change that..it's not noticeable whatsoever and it happened playing hoops back in the day and fixed right away...had nothing to do with upkeep or how they naturally are

[AbeVigodaLive]

He recapped an old chipped tooth that he first fixed 16 years ago in his residency, next week I go in for a regular cleaning...
whats your point?

Soooo you don't have perfect teeth? The sky must be falling.

I do have perfect teeth...
a chipped tooth doesn't change that..it's not noticeable whatsoever and it happened playing hoops back in the day and fixed right away...had nothing to do with upkeep or how they naturally are

"I'm in perfect shape." Despite posting photos revealing he's chubby.
"I have perfect teeth." Despite acknowledging he has a chipped tooth in the next post.
"The Magic are the most promising team." Despite the Magic losing their 55th game of the season by 20+ points the night before.
"I'm the toughest, most fit guy here." Despite writing all morning about how he fell off a ladder and got hurt.
"I'm the most successful person here. "Despite posting about skipping work as a contractor to sit on his couch and smoke dank weed.
"I don't need this place." Despite 36K+ posts.
Etc. Etc. Etc.

Rinse. Repeat. We know the drill, Arty. You're a goddamn MadLib at this point.
The worst part is that you never even thank us for throwing you bone after bone.

[Bush4Ever]

Speaking of bones, did you all know Artman gets crazy hot wimminz on the regular?

[elartman1973]

Soooo you don't have perfect teeth? The sky must be falling.

I do have perfect teeth...
a chipped tooth doesn't change that..it's not noticeable whatsoever and it happened playing hoops back in the day and fixed right away...had nothing to do with upkeep or how they naturally are

"I'm in perfect shape." Despite posting photos revealing he's chubby.
"I have perfect teeth." Despite acknowledging he has a chipped tooth in the next post.
"The Magic are the most promising team." Despite the Magic losing their 55th game of the season by 20+ points the night before.
"I'm the toughest, most fit guy here." Despite writing all morning about how he fell off a ladder and got hurt.
"I'm the most successful person here. "Despite posting about skipping work as a contractor to sit on his couch and smoke dank weed.
"I don't need this place." Despite 36K+ posts.
Etc. Etc. Etc.

Rinse. Repeat. We know the drill, Arty. You're a goddamn MadLib at this point.
The worst part is that you never even thank us for throwing you bone after bone.

Please post something original and not boring .
thanks

[Kingcarl24]

I do have perfect teeth...
a chipped tooth doesn't change that..it's not noticeable whatsoever and it happened playing hoops back in the day and fixed right away...had nothing to do with upkeep or how they naturally are

"I'm in perfect shape." Despite posting photos revealing he's chubby.
"I have perfect teeth." Despite acknowledging he has a chipped tooth in the next post.
"The Magic are the most promising team." Despite the Magic losing their 55th game of the season by 20+ points the night before.
"I'm the toughest, most fit guy here." Despite writing all morning about how he fell off a ladder and got hurt.
"I'm the most successful person here. "Despite posting about skipping work as a contractor to sit on his couch and smoke dank weed.
"I don't need this place." Despite 36K+ posts.
Etc. Etc. Etc.

Rinse. Repeat. We know the drill, Arty. You're a goddamn MadLib at this point.
The worst part is that you never even thank us for throwing you bone after bone.

Please post something original and not boring .
thanks

Clever response. Very original.

[Johnnyblazzed]

Arty owning the 3 amigos (Bush, Abe, and Carl) in this thread!