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Brush - Floss - Brush - Floss - Brush - Floss!! That is the way you save money on your dental bill.

Recently I’ve been in conversations with some younger folks who have been hit with some big dental bills because of the whole flossing thing.

I’m talkin’ into the thousands of dollars to clean their teeth because they didn’t floss. Well, I hate to sound like a dentist but that’s what you have to do. I did the same thing when I was young, I didn’t floss and I was told to floss regularly. It’s the last thing you want to do when you’re young and invincible. You think you need to do it, and you know you should do it, and ultimate - you have to do it.

Now, I don’t know what all dentists are doing now a days but I know they seem to push more stuff to be done to you than ever before. I could be wrong but it just seems like that.

A Quick Story

When I was a youngster (around10 years old) my family dentist was working on my brother and I. My brother was a few years older than me. I remember my brother accidentally bit the dentist’s hand or finger and the dentist slapped him. DANG!!

That was the way it was done. You know, when teachers could spank kids and the parents sided with the teachers to correct kids behavior. I’m certainly not advocating going back to that day, I’m just tellin’ ya’, that was my experience. End of story.

So that’s how you save money on your dental bill. You floss. And I can’t believe I’m writing a blog article about flossing. But dental bills can get expensive because some folks might not have it covered very well under their health insurance plans.

If you haven’t flossed in a long time, I suggest starting slowly. Maybe once or twice a week - every Wednesday and Saturday would be good. When you first start, don’t dig in with the floss creating a painful, barbed-wire experience. Start slowly and lightly. I also suggest mint-flavored floss so you make it a tasty experience.

I try to floss daily. I still struggle to do it some times and I don’t always do it daily, but if you slow down now and implement some of the necessary tasks in life, you’ll save money in the long run. Just like saving and investing.

Now all you have to worry about is how to save money on the floss.

written by Bill Stevens