I had 3 fillings done (upper/lower right) and some sort of deep cleaning to break up "wings" attached to my teeth below the gums, which I was advised leads to periodontal disease. The cleaning, which was covered by insurance but cost close to $600, took under 10 minutes. After the cleaning, they did a dental irrigation, which as near as I could tell consisted of squirting 2 syringes full of some form of disinfectant along the gum line, took less than 20 seconds, cost me $120. The irrigation was completely out of pocket - insurance covered $0 - which leads me to believe that it's some form of scam, or at the least was unnecessary.
Can anyone tell me if I got... I don't want to say ripped off, but perhaps misled as to the importance of this procedure?
2007-07-05 13:36:49 · 3 answers · asked by atreides_096 2 in Health ➔ Dental
HELLO,
IF THEY ACTUALLY PLACED AN ANTIBIOTIC IN THE SCALED TOOTH GUMS AND TOLD YOU NOT TO FLOSS FOR 7 DAYS, THEN YOU'D BE RIGHTLY JUSTIFIED IN PAYING.
IF THEY SIMPLY USED PERIDEX OR CHLOROHEXINE RINSE FOR THE SCALED TEETH, THIS WASHED OUT IN ABOUT 1 MINUTE AN THE CHARGES ARE REDUNDANT.
THE DENTIST KNEW THEY WOULDN'T PAY FOR THIS, SO THEY CHARGED YOU.
WITH THE TOTAL CHARGED FOR THE SCALING, THE IRRIGATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRATIS.
2007-07-05 14:20:13 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, as active duty you don't get insurance, you get free medical care. (The only persons that have to use Tricare or Dental Insurance would be if you're a recruiter or another duty that means you're not stationed at a base.) Depending on how long the wait is for your enlistment you've got to decide if you can wait that long, plus time for Basic, before you get your tooth worked on. (You really don't have the option of going to the dentist in Basic because of time and training.) And the military will cover all kinds of dental work, including braces.
2016-05-19 02:34:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think you did, plus you can call insurance and before you get done to make sure you are covered, and if not you can deny. but i have out of pocket expenses too. pd $35 to have wisdom tooth removed after insurance. i also need a $75 procedure done, and a bite guard run about $160. you can help also by getting extra insurance to help offset. Goodluck
2007-07-05 13:43:54 · answer #3 · answered by specialname76 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋