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aelfie ([personal profile] aelfie) wrote2007-03-05 04:49 pm
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Sticker Shock

I just got back from taking Ike to the dentist.

He needs $5400.00 worth of work done (this includes: 11 cavities, a crown on a molar and 3-3.5 hours of sedation)

WTF?!?!?!?!

OY!

I'm just...wha?

[identity profile] ross-teneyck.livejournal.com 2007-03-06 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
Holy CRAP!

I had new gums put in a few years ago1, and I think it was less than that.

1In case you're wondering whether this is a fun procedure, the answer is: Not so much.

[identity profile] cjsmith.livejournal.com 2007-03-06 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
On baby teeth? Ye gods!

The more I see of my friends raising kids, the more I start to realize why my parents just Didn't Do Doctors. :-/

Do forgive me, but...

[identity profile] airporter.livejournal.com 2007-03-06 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Given what little I know of your energetic young man and his sweets limitations, how the heck did he get eleven cavities?

And as a second question, have you sought a second doctor's opinion? I've known of a couple of dentists who padded their bills significantly when they found their patients had full coverage dental.

$5400 is, after all, a good used car.