fed up with dentists
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Not really. Before he went there just talked his dentist here and he recommended that type of implant what is fixable in Canada. So he went there find a dentist who use this type of implants and that's it. He is a happy guy now. New teeth and bone dry balls....lol
I hear they do great work in Bogota Columbia, but a lot lot cheaper. If you get the implants here, you could get the crowns/bridges down there. Your insurance plan should cover overseas work. Mexico also has great dentists, and many went to US dentistry schools. The best US dental school also best in the world, (according to some) is the University of Boston.
My mother has lost all of her teeth, and a really bad dentist made terrible dentures. She cannot chew properly, and has to cut up her meat in tiny pieces.
I would like her to get dental implants, but they are very expensive. Still, I think it may be worth it if they improve the quality of her life. I don't know if she'll agree to it though.
Anyone have any advice?
I would like her to get dental implants, but they are very expensive. Still, I think it may be worth it if they improve the quality of her life. I don't know if she'll agree to it though.
Anyone have any advice?
Being in the states, I pay $25/mth through my retirement dental plan. I get 2 cleanings per year plus x-rays free under the plan. The dentist had mentioned several items that I should think about getting done. I said to him, "needs and wants...if I don't need it then I don't want it." Now the running joke is "no needs or wants this time around." I do know that several crowns probably will need replacing because their pretty old (+15 years). But they aren't cracked or damaged, so why bother. Additionally, the root canals that were done prior to the crowns being put in place may have to be re-done, although everything is fine so far.
Sigh...gettin' old is a bitch...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-says-widow-spent-9-500-getting-implants.html
Interesting article about a woman who went to Hungary go get implants. Look at the difference in cost between Hungary and England in the chart. Unfortunately, it didn't end well.
Interesting article about a woman who went to Hungary go get implants. Look at the difference in cost between Hungary and England in the chart. Unfortunately, it didn't end well.
The rate depends on the dentist. There are dentists that don't charge full pop if you are paying cash, as the full rate is for those with an insurance plan and if they know you don't have one, they adjust their rates accordingly.
Wow I guess my dentist is doing me a solid by only billing me between $160-$200 per cleaning. Then again I've been using the guy for 20+ years.
Simardone?
He's my dentist and is great but since I've moved from the area I really should get a new dentist for convenience. There are dentists everywhere within walking distance where I'm located in the downtown core.
I'm assuming from the tone of this thread that Canadian Universal Healthcare does not cover dental? Is private dental coverage that expensive? Here in the states it would be cheaper to get dental insurance than pay the kind of fees you are discussing here.
Not criticizing, curious.
KK
Not criticizing, curious.
KK
Yup, same for plastic surgery. A guy offered me 60% off the cost of going to a mainstream surgeon if I used him. His office was located in the basement of a house. I paid cash and was appalled by the results.
If there was post-secondary educational training for prostitution, would male professors be allowed to teach it?
I know what you mean. It's like everyone is considered an entrepreneur nowadays. Put up a webpage that nobody has ever visited, purporting to sell some overrated service, and you're a successful entrepreneur according to your LinkedIn profile. It's outrageous.
I feel like dentistry has evolved the least of all schools of medicine in my lifetime. Like, the go-to move is still “drill that shit out and stuff some crap in there”. You’d think we’d have a better method by now. We have lasers now, can’t we use those for something? Pretty much the only appreciable difference between going to the dentist now and going when I was a kid is that the stuff they clean my teeth with doesn’t taste like bubblegum anymore.
Your assumption is largely correct although there's some variation, such as coverage for children. from one province to another. Our healthcare is universal because the federal government pays the greater part of the cost, but it is administered by the individual Provinces and Territories, who set individual rule within the overall framework.
I have an excellent dentist in a tower at Queen and Yonge in downtown, and pay a little over $500 for three cleanings, and a consult annually, with new x-rays for another $150 every two. When I checked available plans, I'd pay a bit more than that to join in a family-plan with a relative, and a good deal more for a personal plan (which would also cover other things I don't want or need).
That agrees with what both my unions discovered when they set up their health plans: 'Dental insurance is essentially a pre-payment scheme; costs per member year to year are very predictable, and the true-insurance portion of the plan is insignificant for your mostly young members'.
