Saturday, June 24, 2006

Pearl and I arrived at the Queen Mary Polyclinic located at Medical Plaza Ortigas after we had our breakfast at Hen Lin, past 2 in the afternoon.

They took a Panoramic Dental X-Ray and upon Pearl's approval, she had been given oral prophylaxis only due to sensitive swollen gums and abscess in her lower right third molar tooth.

Dr. Rosette rescheduled her again next Saturday. Daughter's gum needs healing but she was stubborn not to take in her antibiotic on time, in fear of overdose from Amoxycillin and Mefenamic Acid. Dr. Rosette then handed us Pearl's Dental Treatment Plan which cost is almost equivalent to one full year of college tuition fee!

Dental Treatment Plan:

1. Panoramic Dental X-Ray: Php 800.00
2. Oral prophylaxis: Php 750.00
3. Amalgam Removal: R6, L6, L7; Php 1,380 X 3 = Php 4,140.00
4. Restoration (Fillings, Lower Teeth): R6, L6, L7; Php 950 X 3 = Php 2,850.00
5. Odontectomy (Impaction, Lower Teeth): R8, L8; Php 10,925 X 2 = Php 21,850.00
6. Restoration (Fillings, Upper Teeth): R8, R7, L5, L7, L8; Php 850 X 5 = Php 4,250.00
7. Extraction: (Upper) R8, L8; Php 1,500 X 2 = Php 3,000.00

Daughter was unhappy that her dental treatment would cost us too much and I had hard time convincing her that I prefer she had the treatment in my friend's dental clinic. She's been asking her friends around how much it would cost us if she will do it in St. Luke's Medical Center.

Randy saw already Dr. Chavez' Clinic and he's convinced that Pearl will have a safer oral surgery than in other dental clinic. She is scheduled on July 1st.