How much do I tip a surgeon?

Question

I'm going in to have my wisdom teeth removed,they are soooo pesky. I'm gonna be a little groggy from the anesthesia, so how much should tip? I wanna have it ready when i get there so I don't have to count it. And should I give it to him before, or let my dad give it to him right after?

Answer 1

You should wait until after the surgery to decide. That way, if there are complications that are the surgeon's fault you can decrease the tip.

Answer 2

WTF??? Are you serious? Since when do surgeons get tipped? That is just silly. I may get free insurance thru my employer but any extra cost I will gladly pay.....but not a tip. I tip waiters/waitresses, hairdressers, bartender, and my bf likes to tip the guy that shines his boots, but that's because they work on tips. Surgeons make $$$$$$$ bocoo bucks, what gives?

Does this mean that when I have my baby in Feb my doc is gonna expect a tip from me? After going thru the agonizing pain on labor???

OMG I am so dumbfounded by your question. Could be that I live in the boonies, but still it's just too weird.

But anyway, because I do take good care of my waiters and waitresses, etc. you might want to call your surgeons office and speak to the office clerk/secretary to see what is appropriate. Then have whoever is taking you that day, hand him/her the tip. You might hand over too much money if you're groggy.

Answer 3

Honestly, I've NEVER EVER HEARD OF tipping a surgeon!!!

The surgeon tells you up front what the cost of removing the wisdom tooth is and that is ALL you owe him/her.
Doctors and Dentists and such aren't the same as waitresses and waiters.
They are professionals in the medical field and they will tell you what their "fee" (the bill) is for that wisdom tooth. That is what you pay them period, no tip.

Answer 4

Medical professionals in Canada and the United States are all governed by professional codes of ethics. The American Medical Association and its Canadian counterpart both state that the doctor should discuss any fee not covered by insurance with the patient. Also as the Code of Ethics for Saskatchewan (a Canadian province) Physicians states, patients must not be exploited for personal advantage. If tipping would influence the doctor in any way, he/she would be acting unprofessionally. A good person to stay away from, in my view.

Answer 5

neah... I've had teeth lifted...and I must say this is a fair question... if I had my way the Oral Surgeon that did mine would get the full rich and famous contract that is to say if it weren't for Surgeons life would be pretty miserable if not short so I say give freely but... how much hmmm let me see...

The cost for me was almost 15 hundred dollars... of which I had pennies so it wasn't going to be cheap you see but that's still a lot of money in anyones pocket so if you ask me something along the lines of real estate or livestock if you will but more seriously start with a gift... something you picked out something that if the Surgeon decides to keep it they can be at least a little proud of it maybe see?

But if you must tip at least a hundred if you really must but no more than twenty per cent of the bill so's as to give the rest of us a little protection from an inevitable increase in rates... my Surgeon told me it was on the house so expect that but yeah give them a few bucks if you got it handy but that's that.

Still this is all if you tip your dentist... if you do how much do you tip them... say 10 per cent so you're stepping up a notch in the Healthcare business so you might compare it to going out as in going out to dinner so hoyle would say at least 15 per cent for dinner and by the way thought I'd mention it do you tip the usher at the movies... and the guy that holds him up... if you do than you might consider getting out of it for a while... like no tipping for a couple of months just to get the hang of it... like eat at the soup-kitchen once no tipping there....

What do you mean tip the Jawbones... I'm not foolin you is this a trick question ... let's work it out...

Here's a way....

make the tip relative to the fraction of your respective incomes right...

an hour's work should cost at least twenty-five dollars right
so 15 per cent of that is 3.60... so no less than 3.60. but if you do tip you should consider that a surgeon makes over thirty times what you do so you might have to look up for a while...

Answer 6

The word "TIPS" is can acronym for the phrase "To Insure Prompt Service." it is meant for waiters and waitresses, bell men at hotels and other direst service jobs... It was not meant for doctors and surgeons. I, personally, have never heard of such a thing. The only tip I'd give any surgeon about to go to work on me is, "If you screw up the job, I'll sue you."

Answer 7

I never knew you were supposed to tip a surgeon. Don't they make enough money already? I can understand tipping waitresses who make 2.50 an hour, and even those who provide services but make little over minimum wage. But a surgeon? Never heard of such a thing.

Answer 8

I in no way understood tipping, in case you have already paid for a service then why could you pay the guy who supplies you that service, back? offering to make a cup of tea or espresso is so a approaches as i could pass. bear in mind, a tip isn't mandatory, in case you sense like giving them a tip then gain this yet do in no way sense as in case you could desire to. this is "your" funds.

Answer 9

Never heard of tipping a surgeon. I think they get paid enough. Save it for a waitress with 3 mouths at home to feed, I think she needs it more than a surgeon.

Answer 10

The only tip I ever give my surgeon is to make sure I am completely drugged before they start cutting