CAN ONLY THE RICH CAN AFFORD DENTISTRY? - New York Times

Dentistry care in the US is increasingly becoming something that only the upscale segment of society can afford causing many to leave the US on “Dental Vacations” to Mexico and Asia to find affordable dental care. -ed

NY Times article By Reed Abelson

Reposted by Certified Dentists Internationale’

With dental costs rising and employers cutting dental coverage, an increasing number of working Americans cannot afford to see a dentist even for chronic problems. If you need a full-mouth restoration, several root canals, 27 crowns or dental implants - most dental insurance won’t cover you.

During the Iraq war, some reservists and Guard members chose to have their teeth pulled so that they could be deployed, said Maj. Gen. Robert A. McIntosh,in testimony before Congress.

13 WAYS TO ANNOY A WAITER

Here are 13 things that restaurant diners do that often annoy waiters compiled from interviews with waiters. 

1.  Telling the waiter you are in a hurry and to please tell the chef to hurry

2.  Asking the staff to sing Happy Birthday

3.  Complaining about the food but leaving a clean plate

4.  Making out at the table, or worse - under the table..

MOVE TO MEXICO- And Give Up Your US Citizenship. Really?

Thinking About Giving up Your U.S. Citizenship? Think Twice - By Alan Olsen CPA, Partner Greenstein Rogoff Olsen & Co. LLP 

You want to kick-back in the happy isles of Micronesia or in an ocean front casita in Mexico? Why is it so many of them will trade places with you in a heartbeat?

While not a lot of people ever entertain the thought of giving up their U.S. citizenship, there are more people every year that are making that choice. Among them are several wealthier people whose main reason for renouncing is to escape the country’s overloaded tax system; including extremely high tax rates for the wealthy and those who earn are big global earners.

THE HOTEL GUESTS FROM HELL - Sex, Drugs, Rockers and Complainers - Expedia Survey

                      

Swimming pool partiers practicing unfortunate dance moves account for 22% of the most irritating hotel guests according to a recent Expedia survey. If Mexico only, drunks requesting mariachis to play La Bamba and Guantanamera a hundred times a night would make the list. 

A 2015 survey, asked 1,022 Americans to weigh in on the most annoying behaviors exhibited by hotel guests. The study was conducted for Expedia by independent market research company GfK.

Inattentive parents topped the list, aggravating 67% of respondents. Hallway hellraisers annoyed 64% of respondents, followed by complainers (54%).

NEW VIRUS CAUSING MUTATIONS & KILLING US - Playboy Magazine & Marriott are the latest victims

The Gadget Virus is now pandemic. It's killing thousands annually and worse - it's causing Playboy Magazine and Marriott Hotels to drop porn!

Dr. Christina Terrado MD

Our wonderful hand-held gadgets entertain, inform, and allow us to communicate.  But more and more our lives are increasingly ruled by these gadgets. And it should be the other way around. 

Humanity is becoming mentally and physically handicapped as a result. The most obvious is the near physical loss of the use of one hand.  And socially, many lose important human interaction due to their obsession with the gadget.

Dining out on a recent night out with my friends, a couple nearby obviously on a date were both so busy with their gadgets that I joked to my friend - they must be texting each other, or worse - texting another boyfriend or girlfriend. 

On the news I recently read that that 10% of us text while having sex. What does that tell you?