PrettyFlower2
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DOREEN1779 said:Come on OP...I need closure....Did you call?
Lol
DOREEN1779 said:Come on OP...I need closure....Did you call?
Each piece of equipment has the cost of using it, etc in the use of it. Just like in the hospital. The aspirin doesn't cost $20 but everything has additional costs. Or when in a restaurant you aren't just paying for the food cost.
If the behavioral management is code for the clamp then they might be better off explaining that. The op can't be the first to call about it.
Itemized bills are really more for the insurance companies than for the patients.
Every time one of us has been hospitalized I have found huge bill mistakes. Was charged for 3 rhogam shots during one birth...
Everyone should read and understand them and ask questions
Eh, it doesn't hurt to holler and vent to strangers on occasion. I do hope that the op gets an answer she likes. In general the price paid was great!
Come on OP...I need closure....Did you call?
Whether it's 'allowed' or not, it's rediculous. Post it on facebook, you should get enough responses that pediactric dentist's might take notice.
Lol sorry about that.
2 times they were called and they were "too busy" to call back!! I'm sure they were, with putting fees like that on bills.
I don't care that some people think I should pay it. If it was disclosed to me before the appointment, I would absolutely pay it! If they actually did some type of technique to keep her calm and still, then I would pay it! If he spent a lot of time in the room and not just 10 minutes, then I would pay it! But the reality is, nothing was written on the forms that I filled out, I read what I sign! He was only in the room for no more than 10 minutes. 'I' held my daughter and kept her from moving.
Some facts - the clamp was not disposable but was actually used looking. The silicone type material on it was discolored.
They tried to bill my insurance co the $35 fee but they would not pay it. Therefore I received the bill.
I am VERY grateful to have dental coverage!! Like I said, if I felt the dentist or assistant used some techniques or spent extra time with her - I would pay it (although I think it's ridiculous especially for a 'pediatric' dentist).
For all those that think a fee should be charged for working on a child, do you think a Pediatrician should charge an extra fee that is not covered by insurance?
Dentists, doctors, clinics, hospitals, etc that bill for this type of stuff are in it for the money, not the well-being of the patient. Do not pay the charge and move on to a real dentist who cares about your child!
wiscbugs said:Dentists, doctors, clinics, hospitals, etc that bill for this type of stuff are in it for the money, not the well-being of the patient. Do not pay the charge and move on to a real dentist who cares about your child!
Reading between the lines: dentists don't want to deal with patients like this, either.Full Disclosure: I'm a dentist.
OP, I'm sorry that you had a bad time and I agree that you should find a new dentist. I don't say this because what the dentist did was necessarily wrong, but because I know that the relationship will never be able to be repaired.
That being said, I think people need to be careful judging what happened because I can tell you if there are two things people are extremely jumpy about, it is their money and their kids. Put the two together and it is like being trapped in a cage with a hungry bear. I'm not a pediatric dentist, but I don't envy their job.
As an aside, even $110.00 for the procedure (at a pediatric dentist no less) is very reasonable.
Reading between the lines: dentists don't want to deal with patients like this, either.
I meant the parent, of course.Nah, kids for the most part are great. 99% of the time, it's the parent that is hard to deal with. Not saying that is the case with the OP. I can't pass any judgment on that since I wasn't there.
I will say this though. I no longer practice, but when I did, my practice did not have a fee for "behavior management". I obviously charged for the use of nitrous oxide or oral sedation when it was necessary and the patient wanted it, but I did not tack on a fee for especially difficult patients.