Dental care

Well, after a great weekend in Rocklin it was back to Davis this morning to face an appointment with the dentist :-(. I had chipped a tooth last week and made an appointment to see a dentist whose practice is not far from where I am staying here. He recommended a crown to repair the tooth, but at a cost of $1300 for the crown procedure, I settled for the cheaper option of a filling - a great bargain at only $331! He did a very thorough job and took almost an hour over the whole process, which was great (the only thing that really felt any pain was my wallet!). Needless to say, the SA Rand is apparently in a slump today following Thabo Mbeki's resignation on the weekend.