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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:53 AM Original message |
Why in Hell is Dental Insurance not a mandatory part of Health Insurance? |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. No Kidding- the Separate Insurance Is Cost Prohibitive, Too |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'm very, very fortunate. |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
3. That's even an issue in the UK |
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Crazy Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
4. Two of my co-workers from Central America... |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
5. Umm.. because actual health insurance isn't a mandatory part of "health insurance"? |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
6. Hey, Bonobo, stick it where the sun don't shine. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:45 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. What procedures will you do for $4.50 ? |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:47 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Somehow I don't expect "Dr. Mika" will answer. |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:56 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Maybe but Dr. PC will: |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:59 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. The dentist had pictures of his plane on the wall... |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:07 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Yeah well guess what: |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:12 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Thank you for your dedication and perseverance. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:19 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. I was just relating my own experience.. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:59 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. The intent of the OP was not to pile on dentists actually. |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:01 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I guess people want airline pilots and doctors to make less and less income. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:20 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Misery loves company.. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:34 AM Response to Reply #12 |
33. If I were a dentist |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
58. Periodontists are specialists, they make way more money |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
57. I don't doubt at all the huge overhead or |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
60. What? |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Piss off. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:00 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. My apologies are offered. |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:05 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Accepted. |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:38 AM Response to Reply #18 |
34. Well you have to consider what most of us are going through |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
59. There's been a lot of dentist-bashing here these last few |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
67. yes |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:56 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I don't do any procedures for $4.50. But I do 30-40 hrs per month free at a clinic. |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
51. thank you so much |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:38 PM Response to Reply #11 |
68. SMILETRAIN SUPPORTER HERE! |
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populistdriven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 12:10 AM Response to Reply #11 |
69. what if I was on fire? |
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sammytko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 09:00 AM Response to Reply #11 |
73. thank you - i love my dentist |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:35 AM Response to Original message |
7. It would just encourage a lot of unnecessary dental work.. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 07:49 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Yeah, maybe some cosmetic periodontal or endodontal work. nt |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:08 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Take a minute to learn something. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:12 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Wow, you learn something new every day. |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:15 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. One of those things that can put me in a pissy mood is people complaining that.. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:25 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. I understand and once again apologize. nt |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:32 AM Response to Reply #23 |
32. I had an emergency dental situation several years ago. The dentist wouldn't touch me without money. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:50 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Hugabear, if the tooth was abscessed the dentist can't do anything until the |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:59 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Regardless, he and many other dentists will not treat people without insurance or upfront money. |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:29 AM Response to Reply #22 |
30. Ain't that the truth! |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
26. I've been complaining about this for years |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 08:51 AM Response to Reply #26 |
71. As I've Said, Dental Insurance is a Joke. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
27. ITA. Dental should be a standard part of any medical insurance plan. |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:31 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Its these very insurance companies that are forcing DDS's to use Chinese dental labs. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:45 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. I leave the country to find good dentists |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #36 |
54. I'm in Miami. A major source of patients is remaking bad Costa Rica dentistry. |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:16 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. Yes, they are, that's true. But too many dentists won't |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:56 AM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Ever try to pick up food product from a store shelf that wasn't laced with sweeteners? |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #31 |
48. I had new crowns made last year. Beautiful. Local. Very happy. |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:10 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. Local? |
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edhopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
29. Beacuse |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
35. Because nothing is a mandatory part of Health Insurance. |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
40. I wish we had a better system. |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
41. I'll be paying a few thousand after leaving my dentist office in a rescue squad |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. That's what I'm talking about! 50% isn't insurance, it is a coupon... |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. You know, I had to explain that to the dentist last week. |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #46 |
63. I'm really surprised you had to explain that to him at all. |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 09:33 AM Response to Reply #43 |
75. I just found an estimate from Jan 08 for the crown only. $1005 |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
42. Not to mention vision |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:23 PM Response to Reply #42 |
64. Grrr, do NOT get me started on insurance and hearing aids! |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 09:47 AM Response to Reply #64 |
77. I completely understand |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
44. I recently got a check up and two fillings and paid nothing |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 10:53 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Such insurance is unvailable to me where I live. Maybe parity is what we need. nt |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
47. I go to the UT dental school in San Antonio... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
49. Why? Because you WILL use it. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Well said. nt |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 08:55 AM Response to Reply #49 |
72. You Hit It on the Head. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
50. Hey that fancy stuff is jest fer rich folk |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 10:15 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. We know what a string and a doorknob are fer. |
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Michigan-Arizona (516 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
53. Mexico |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
62. I completely agree. |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
65. And good luck finding a dentist who will do work on you |
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kas125 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-07-09 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
66. Every morning I'm surprised that I haven't died from my teeth |
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jtrockville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
70. Because private for-profit health insurance is a SCAM. |
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drbtg1 (932 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
74. This thread has been reported to the admins |
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PHIMG (814 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
76. It is included in HR-676 |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-08-09 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
78. because the for-profit setup we now have is a racket? |
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