Sticker Shock
Mar. 5th, 2007 04:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aelfieI 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?
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?
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Date: 2007-03-06 01:29 am (UTC)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.
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Date: 2007-03-06 02:36 am (UTC)The more I see of my friends raising kids, the more I start to realize why my parents just Didn't Do Doctors. :-/
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Date: 2007-03-06 08:33 pm (UTC)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.
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