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August 8th, 2007 at 08:18 pm

I went to the dentist and, of course, he found a couple of new cavities. I know he's telling me the truth because I can see them myself. Also, I need to replace one of my crowns. That sucks because it's expensive and my insurance only covers 50% of the cost for crowns. The gal at the dentist office told me she will send me an estimate.

Also, my daughter will have her wisdom teeth removed this Friday. They want 50% of expense paid up front, even though they will get some $$ back from the insurance company. The total cost is $2,040 and we need to pay $1,095 this Friday. I think we should get about $300 back, so final cost should be about $800. I wish I would've known she will need to have wisdom teeth taken out this year. I could have double coverage from both my husband and me. (We work for two different companies and both of them offer pretty good benefits.) I didn't cover her under my husband's insurance this year because we normally don't need much for her dental work. Just regular cleaning.... Well, lessons learned. I will get ourselves double coverage for dental next year.



5 Responses to “Dental expenses”

  1. boomeyers Says:
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    Oh my word! We had to pay full price with no insurance for 4 crowns for my daughter a few years ago. Ugh! And the wisdom teeth are that expensive????! Yikes! Thanks for the warning!

  2. Amber Says:
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    Dental insurance for me anyway sucks, I pay about $12 a month and it only covers about $40-60 and when I needed crowns+ root canals it cost me a ton. But I guess something is better than nothing

    Good luck

  3. LuckyRobin Says:
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    50% should only be $1020, not $1095. Sounds like someone's doing creative accounting at your dentist's office.

  4. Maismom Says:
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    LuckyRobin,
    I noticed the delta, too. I think they added the deductible ($70) to the bill. I will examine the final bill after insurance money kicks in. I'm still kicking myself not getting the double coverage Frown

  5. fern Says:
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    OMG, the cost. I think i'm going to floss tonight.

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