my dentist said i needed to get my wisdom teeth out. of course, oral surgery takes a combination of dental and health insurance (meaning two different for-profit insurance providers) so i had to figure out a place that was in-network for both to prevent myself from getting an out of network bill. i asked one place that took my dental but not medical insurance what it would cost, and they could not even estimate it because they wouldn't know until the surgery was done and they submitted the paperwork. so that's cool.
of course, the place that does take both is the huge provider in my region. it took a week of phone calls, requests to fax/email documentation between two offices, and just plain bullshit to finally schedule my pre-surgery consult. it's a month out. who knows when i'll actually get to have the surgery. hopefully this year?
and for those of you with universal/national healthcare: the monthly premiums for insurance ($270/month for medical, $265/month for dental). and even then i'll probably have to pay out of pocket $35 for the consult meeting and $80 per tooth for the surgery. and i upgraded to the "good" dental.
my dentist said i needed to get my wisdom teeth out. of course, oral surgery takes a combination of dental and health insurance (meaning two different for-profit insurance providers) so i had to figure out a place that was in-network for both to prevent myself from getting an out of network bill. i asked one place that took my dental but not medical insurance what it would cost, and they could not even estimate it because they wouldn't know until the surgery was done and they submitted the paperwork. so that's cool.
of course, the place that does take both is the huge provider in my region. it took a week of phone calls, requests to fax/email documentation between two offices, and just plain bullshit to finally schedule my pre-surgery consult. it's a month out. who knows when i'll actually get to have the surgery. hopefully this year?
and for those of you with universal/national healthcare: the monthly premiums for insurance ($270/month for medical, $265/month for dental). and even then i'll probably have to pay out of pocket $35 for the consult meeting and $80 per tooth for the surgery. and i upgraded to the "good" dental.
:amerikkka:
If there's a trade school in your area you might be able to get a oral surgery student to do it pro bono.