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My dentist sends a letter that says "you are due for a checkup so we have booked you in for [time and date], please call us if you need to change it, there is a $X fee for not showing to your appointment".
Pretty effective at getting me to go.
I just set up an appointment for next time before I leave and I put it in my calendar. If I need to change it I'll do it then.
I try to avoid setting up an appointment for next year because I don't know what my financial situation a year from then will be like. I've been skipping doctors appointments for years and nothing bad has happened, there exist places that will sell you glasses if you know the lense measurements but there doesn't seem to be much you can do about teeth. Brown stuff eventually grows no matter what. Flossing and brushing twice a day can keep my teeth good for maybe 3 years but I have a permanent retainer on my lower 4 front teeth that is hard to clean. I'm going to have to see about getting that thing removed.