Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:27:33 -0600
From: "Elle" 
Newsgroups: misc.invest.financial-plan
Subject: Dental Financial Planning
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Got hit with another big dental bill the other day (which 
will bring my total to around $3500 in less than a year), 
despite having fairly healthy teeth. That's my dentist and 
endodontist talking, not just me.

Word on the street seems to be that self-indemnification 
competes well with the cost of dental health insurance. A 
relative of mine counseled that one should look at dental 
care from mid-life and longer like a car purchase: One  puts 
in some big bucks for a year or so, and then is good for 
another ten years.

What have people here experienced?

P.S. The minor but expensive dental work at least improved 
my smile still more (ya, we're all good looking... ), and 
admittedly some of it was preventive maintenance. SoI think 
it was worth it. I just need to plan a bit more for this.