Rant on Teeth

[ExPirateShopGirl]

Most dental work is akin to surgery. It's too bad dental insurance doesn't cover what medical insurance would if the surgery was performed on another body part. Consider what a dentist charges for spending an hour with you and performing labor and skill intensive work as opposed to what a physician charges (and gets paid) to see you for all of 7 minutes (including chat time).

 

[jedijill]

So for those in the know.... if root canals mean you must get a crown and a crown is only guaranteed for five years, what happens next? That is a ton of money to invest in one tooth that will only last 5 or 6 years.

I broke a tooth last year and had root canal and crown--$800. At my cleaning this year, the dentist thought the crown was loose and needed to be re-done. I put her off and at the next cleaning the older, more experienced dentist thought the whole tooth was loose. He referred me to an endodontist for another root canal....she took a look at it and told me to just pull the tooth....ended up she was right. The tooth was cracked but didn't show up on the x-rays. I was so glad I got it pulled so I didn't end up paying another $800 for root canal and crown.

Jill in CO

 

[nunzia]

In the same boat. I had to have 2 crowns (1 a replacement, one a new one) and I actually go in today to get the permanent ones put in. I'm looking at about $1,500, none of it will be reimbursed as my health care doesn't cover teeth. Super bummer.

 

[DawnM]

We have had much the same.

This year:

New roof (was leaking for a while)-$9K
New heat pump in Oct. for $6K
DH dental work-root canal- $650 OOP!

I am sure there are more if I think about it, but those are the ones we couldn't ignore because they either didn't work or were leaking!

Dawn

Well, I have to agree, there should be some rule against, but seems like with my luck something bad is always lurking around the corner.

We have had to have 3 pets put to sleep this year after several thousands of dollars of medical care.

My roof has been leaking

I need my septic tank pumped

I have had $2000 worth of dental work

We dropped $6000 in January for an all new heating and AC unit

And we still have what 6 weeks until the end of the year, I just hope nothing else happens and I am very sure there are others that have had a far worse year.

Suzanne

 

[GoldieSaysMeep]

Both of dh's silver fillings just fell out, I have a herniated disc That means several dr appt's and PT 2x's a week each at $20.00 also a MRI which I have not met my deductible so its $750.00. I canceled all my appts. Why pay me deductible now when I can do it in Jan. and last the whole year. I just cant do it so close to Christmas, it's already going to be tight as it is.

I also have some medical and dental issues and my health insurance ded is so high that it renders my HI pretty useless unless there is a severe emergency. So I often don't go to the doctors and I almost never go to the dentist.

I'm scared because my already bad vision is getting worse and I know that will mean a trip to the eye doc next year. My insurance doesnt even cover that at all...