[Today's Lisa Zate Topic] Today's NZ News; Finally Dental Day

 

Today is dentist's day. The lockdown-delayed reservation is finally over. It may be unscrupulous, but I love doctors and dentists since I was little. Some people often hate the sound of dentists, but I don't. I think the injection is painful, but I'm not afraid. It's not bad to have the smell of that medicine and various equipment right next to me. 

There is no proper dental insurance system in NZ, so when you reach your 18th birthday, you will have to treat yourself on your own. This system makes NZ people's teeth worse. However, the level of NZ is still low until an appropriate medical insurance like Switzerland is made. However, there is another support called ACC, which may cover the cost of hospital treatment and allowance due to a sudden accident or illness. The other day, when my friend had a sudden abdominal pain and was taken by ambulance, She paid $ 80 for the ambulance, but after that, all the treatment and diagnosis for 5 or 6 hours at the hospital were covered by ACC, so she paid nothing, even a cent. Of course this is the case for NZ passport holders. It is a system that partially covers the living expenses during that time even if it becomes difficult to work at times. But we can't use it for dental treatment at all.

As my Taiwanese dentist told me, I go to the dentist twice a year to check up for $ 100 once. When I was a kid, I didn't take good care of my teeth, so I quickly had cavities. Until my early twenties, I was thinking about how to treat each time without worrying about anything, so now I think I have to be more serious about my teeth. Now that the technology of dental plastic surgery is improving, so the number of people going there is increasing. New Zealanders generally tend to prefer plastic surgery in cheaper places such as Thailand and Bali.

Anyway, we should look after teeth no matter how old we are.

Basic story from myashdom.org