Actually, this may make you feel better about the dental thing. The woman who sits nect to me at work just had it done, and John *needs* to have that done, too.

1) money - the insurance will probably cover half, and the dentist will probably set up a payment plan for the rest. Most do.

2) novocaine - you won't get any. This will be classified as "dental surgery," and you will just plain be under for the whole shebang.