Min cow chair

When it comes to money, my parents are like Scrooge. Well, I'm not gonna expose their unbelievably gross way of doing things which gives me 90% of my stress, but this one might just worth a second look.

My mom's been suffering from gum infection for a while. She ignores it until it's time for her annual cleaning appointing. (Ideally it should be every 6 months but she sets hers at a year. I don't understand because it's not like she can't afford it. And it's money well spent.) Somehow she has the idea that when her gum is infected, she can't have a cleaning. Instead of going to the dentist, she went to the family doctor to get anti-biotics. My idea is, specialists fix special problems, and dental stuff is pretty special. Right?

However... there is an estimated 35% chance that she might be right about the cleaning rejection. The dentist or hygienist may fix the infection first, but then a second appointment will still be necessary. Which, would result in doubling the cost. Family doctors are covered by MSP so it's free. If dealing with the infection calls for the same prescription, then the family doctor is a waaay better deal.