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Marla, Sam called me the other day to tell me that she went to the E.R. for a toothache, one of her wisdom teeth. They told her it was getting infected, gave her Rx's for an antibiotic & pain meds, and told her to see a dentist. She is on Medicaid until she turns 19 & she asked me if she would have to pay any co-pays for the meds. When I was working, it was $1.00 for name brands & $ .50 for generics, but I told her since I've been out for 4 years, it might have changed. So she said, "But it shouldn't be more than $4.00, right?" I gritted my teeth & said, "I don't know, Sam, but if you can only get one, get the antibiotic, not the pain pills. And get in to see an oral surgeon, to get the problem taken care of." She agreed, yada, yada. Then I couldn't help it; I had to add a comment, kind of an I-told-you-so thing. I actually had her scheduled with an oral surgeon to remove her wisdom teeth when she ran away the last time, so I said, "You know, Sam, you would have gotten those teeth taken care of already if you had just stayed around a little longer!" She agreed, again. I want to know, where is the wisdom that's supposed to come with those wisdom teeth?!?

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