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| SirAndy |
  Jan 5 2005, 03:25 PM
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Resident German  Group: Admin Posts: 42,234 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California  |
do we have any dentists on the board?
i just got back from mine and the estimate for removing one old amalgan (sp?) filling, cleaning the tooth up and close it again plus one bridge (using that tooth) spanning one missing tooth is: $3000 my insurance was so kind to pick up $400 of the total, that leaves me with $2600 to get it all fixed. does that sound about right or am i getting drilled (aehm, i mean screwed) ??? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/icon8.gif) Andy |
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| d7n7master |
Jan 5 2005, 07:37 PM
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Gary# Group: Members Posts: 663 Joined: 13-March 03 From: The O.C, Ca. Member No.: 421 |
Does this hit home!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif)
I changed dental insurance last month because my dentist's insurance adjustor told me in November that NONE of the crowns I need were covered by my insurance. So I asked why. She said that my teeth were "worn" but "healthy" & DeltaDental doesn't cover "cosmetic" replacements. I said, you've got to be kidding me. This isn't Hollywierd! This isn't cosmetic!!! I'm sensitive to hot & cold - BIG time. My teeth are wearing down the effing enamel!!! If not corrected, soon I'll be looking at what is called "pulp" - the inner part of the tooth structure. So I asked: "What do I need to do to qualify for my insurance coverage?" She said, (no shit...) if you had a "damaged" tooth your insurance covers 80% of the procedure... BTW - they said I need 18 crowns @ 800 each. I said "thats bullshit". Are you telling me that last year I didn't - & NOW I need 18??? You MUST be mis-interpreting my dental coverage so I'll just take my business elsewhere. Effin' WANKERS!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/pissoff.gif) What a fucking joke! I'm waiting for my new insurance package to come in the mail. Cards, books... If I were to add up "my" portion of my monthly dental insurance & how much Boeing has paid into the plan over the last 10 years, DeltaDental has scored many thousands of dollars for DICK. During that time I had the 6 month/ twice a year cleanings, 2 cavities filled & one crown that needed replacement. I paid $350.- for the crown replacement, the rest was 100% coverage. Now they want $14,400.-??? That just set me off!!! I had to wait 'til Dec. to change coverage or I would have changed coverage that same day. Look around, you can find better coverage than a big D up your A$$. |
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