Still here.

People living in the US have a lot of nerve complaining about going to the dentist; even to have a tooth extracted. My first visit to a dentist in Uruguay. It appeared to me to be a few steps up from throwing back a few shots of whiskey and baring it. I am exaggerating quite a bit, even though that did come to my mind. Tthere were quite a few nicities missing like a TV in the treatment room or listening to soothing music. It is no nonsense get straight to business. What I did like I was told what it would cost to pull the tooth. 800 pesos ($27), I'd like to see you get a tooth pulled that cheaply in the US. I can buy a top of the line partial plate for 9000 pesos ($300).

The office is different, there is more than one dentist sharing the overall office. They have their own room where they conduct their business. There is an assistant, if needed. Circled around the chair after making sure there would not be any pain, and began the extraction process. Half the tooth came out, now skills are going to be needed on how to extract the other half. The jaw bone was not quite ready to give up its hold. A few minutes later, done. She put the tooth in a 4x4 and handed it to me. It had a gold cap. That's a 50 year old, Navy dentist installed cap.

I was going to post this on facebook but I remembered I have a blog about life in Uruguay and figure, perfect.

Here I am drinking Durazno Yogurt and scratching my chin, it's coming back to life. I required a couple of extra doses of "novacane".
All just another part of why I love living here. It was like visiting the dentist when I was younger. Do not misunderstand me, I hate going to the dentist, and if I admit it, I find it scary. I had a bad experience with a dentist and a drill when I was about 4 years old. He wanted to fill a tooth, and I wanted no part of it.