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Re: How often do you go to the Dentist?
« Reply #30 on: February 2, 2006, 01:31 PM »
My insurance is set up so that the dentist has x amount he can charge. So for a porc. crown it is $250. So if I go to an in-network dentist, they can only charge me $250, of which 80% is paid by my insurance after my deduc. is met (deduc is $500 person or $1000 family which is easy to do). They can charge more but by accepting the insurance I am with, I cannot be held to pay it.
My medical works similiar except on prescriptions. With a generic prescription I pay either $5 or $10 depending on the classification of the drug. On a brand drug I pay a min. of $32 or some % of the total cost.
Insurance companies and how they manage the health profession is one reason why many doctors do not want to stay in medicine. I know one doctor who wishes he had done what I have done. Make enough money to secure retirement etc, then go and get a teaching certificate and teacah or a Phd and teach college.
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Re: How often do you go to the Dentist?
« Reply #31 on: February 2, 2006, 01:43 PM »
I took a two year hiatus from the dentist and paid the price dearly!  They spent an hour cleaning my teeth with a tool that was pretty scary!

Since then, I found a really cool dentist (an attractive woman) that has a nice touch.  I'm not trying to be sexist, but I can't stand some big hairy hand in my mouth - not cool.

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So now I go every six months.   :-*

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Re: How often do you go to the Dentist?
« Reply #32 on: February 2, 2006, 02:27 PM »
If I could find a hot lady-dentist I'd go every six weeks.

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Re: How often do you go to the Dentist?
« Reply #33 on: February 2, 2006, 07:02 PM »
I'm not trying to be sexist, but I can't stand some big hairy hand in my mouth - not cool.

He's supposed to have latex gloves on...

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Re: How often do you go to the Dentist?
« Reply #34 on: February 2, 2006, 07:10 PM »
$500 ded is really rather high, are you sure?  Yikes... The 80% cover for major- which is where crowns typically are covered, is pretty good though.  $250 for a crown (porc at that) is REALLY cheap.  Most of the time I see prices of $1000 for these in the NE/ West Coast.  I hope with such a large deductible that you have a big max. 
I used to work in dental insurance- customer benefits- sigh... One day I hope to return back to work... I think ;) 

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Re: How often do you go to the Dentist?
« Reply #35 on: February 2, 2006, 07:15 PM »
I go twice a year/my insurance is some change a month for my whole family I pay no extra money at the dentists for anything else/covered. However, when my daughter will be getting braces in a few years I'll pay 1/3 of it ::)

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Re: How often do you go to the Dentist?
« Reply #36 on: February 2, 2006, 07:25 PM »
I go every 6 months.

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Re: How often do you go to the Dentist?
« Reply #37 on: February 2, 2006, 09:17 PM »
Things are feeling pretty good, so I hopefully I'm safe from the filling and/or crown monsters once again.   :-\

No new cavities, no need for a crown, no root canals required! Woot - safe for another six months!   ;D
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Re: How often do you go to the Dentist?
« Reply #38 on: February 2, 2006, 10:29 PM »
Nice work Jeff.

I'm every six months, just to piss off the oral hygienists :-X

Seriously, I learned my lesson from my $4000 molar.  Left a cavity too long, got it filled, was warned it might be too deep and absess.  It did - root canal.  Year later the tooth broke - left that forever, tooth eroded, needed gum surgery (yep, think scalpel and gum) to resect the gumline so the crown could be placed.  Yippee. 

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Re: How often do you go to the Dentist?
« Reply #39 on: February 2, 2006, 10:50 PM »
So after looking through this thread and not seeing any Tim Whatley/anti-dentite references (something for which you all should be ashamed of), I thought I'd look for a pic of the re-gifting doctor, and I stumbled across this site:

Dentistry on TV!

If that's not living proof of just how expansive the internet has become, well, then I don't know what is.


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Re: How often do you go to the Dentist?
« Reply #40 on: February 3, 2006, 12:46 AM »
My favourite joke dentist is Steve Martin in Little Shop of Horrors... his mother told him when he was a child he liked to inflict pain, so she told him to be a dentist...
I haven't been to the dentist for a year... I can't go with a low white blood cell count in case of infection...
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Re: How often do you go to the Dentist?
« Reply #41 on: February 3, 2006, 01:07 AM »
Shannon, if you're really missing going to the dentist, here's how you can make up for it.  First of all, randomly poke yourself with sharp objects.  Next, grind down a limb with an angle grinder.  Oh, and be sure someone tries to have a conversation with you while your mouth is stuffed full of rubber, metal and cotton.  And finally, hand over your check book and/or credit card so that they can be maxed out.

There, see all the fun you're missing?

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Re: How often do you go to the Dentist?
« Reply #42 on: February 3, 2006, 03:25 AM »
"Son be a dennnntist...  You have, a talent, for causing pain.  HEY!"

I have to go to a guy in my hometown which is convenient but I'm not fond of him...  I like my dentist I had when I was young under my father's insurance.  He had a lot of nose hair but he was a good guy, really funny...

His nurse was his sister, and she was the first girl that gave me tingly feelings.  To this day, she's a hot MILF (though she's not a mom, never had kids), and I still dig it when she's asked for more suction.  I wanna scream out, "Yes, I concur!"
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Re: How often do you go to the Dentist?
« Reply #43 on: February 3, 2006, 09:04 AM »
I go every six months. I was lucky growing up. I got to be friends with my dentist and he wound up never charging me for any work. When I moved to the West coast, he would always clean my teeth FOC when I flew into town. I finally found a great dentist out my way, but when I visit the East coast, I always make it a point to visit my old dentist and his family.
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Re: How often do you go to the Dentist?
« Reply #44 on: February 3, 2006, 09:28 AM »
Oh jeez, maybe just talking about it will get my butt in gear.

I haven't been in *gulp* I don't want to say how many years. (4).  The last time I went was to a new dentist, and I liked her, and she said this: you really have good teeth. These are fine teeth.I wish I had your teeth.   So,obviously everything's ok and I'm top of the world. I wasn't frightened enough to make another appointment!