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Mac and Cheese Quest

Mac and Cheese Quest

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Mar 09, 2024
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A week ago Friday, I arrived at the office of my dentist, who planned to examine a back molar to see if I needed just a crown or a crown and a root canal (out of pocket cost, $1,800). After moments of digging around back there, Dr. Sachs said, “It’s cracked all the way through. It’s coming out.” He hit me with three more shots of novocaine and reached f…

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