” until the permanent comes from Vietnam or wherever.”
Actually they carve it from the thighbone of a wampa, pack it into dry ice and ship it via solar sail from alpha centauri, lose it in new jersey for three days, missend it to a wrong address in Rockland county new York, then finally pack it on the back of a hamster caravan where it finally arrives...
....and must be sent back due to it being wrong.
I had a crown a year or so that my ‘tech’ could NOT seat. I caught it with my tongue three times right before it fell down my throat. And delivered it back to the tech each time to try seating again.
Dentists are rich... they are not subject to zerocare or any other .gov intervention and they get lazy. Considering the impact of dental health on the entire body, they *should* be part of the medical equation, but they have successfully insulated themselves from scrutiny. Not that I’m saying they should be socialized right along with healthcare, but they sure are unconcerned, as a lot, and I’ve never used one I’d recommend.