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I know Dental Implants are expensive
#31
.......most women want to have their 'implants'......covered by insurance as well.......
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#32
Rick-o wrote:
Why can't dental insurance just cover implants? They seem to be the best solution to many dental issues.

Mine does.
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#33
N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
[quote=Rick-o]
Why can't dental insurance just cover implants? They seem to be the best solution to many dental issues.

Mine does.
Mine as well. But only at 50%, and my policy has a maximum payout each year of $1500. Only way to afford is timing part of the work during one year and finishing up the following year.
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#34
JoeH wrote:
[quote=N-OS X-tasy!]
[quote=Rick-o]
Why can't dental insurance just cover implants? They seem to be the best solution to many dental issues.

Mine does.
Mine as well. But only at 50%, and my policy has a maximum payout each year of $1500. Only way to afford is timing part of the work during one year and finishing up the following year.
Oh yeah, mine doesn't provide full coverage. 50% also, IIRC.
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#35
Excellent experience getting three implants in Mexico. One third the cost of US.
When have you had work guaranteed ? When have you had inexpensive dental MRI before any work is done ?
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#36
I have a life-long connection with dentists (as more than a patient). They make w-a-a-y too much for their work. The same for doctors (and especially hospitals) but thst is disguised by insurance.
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#37
If you're in Chicago, my baby sister is an AMAZING dentist, and a wonderful person with a huge heart. And she's more reasonable than many.
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#38
Rick-o wrote:
Why can't dental insurance just cover implants?

Because its a for profit industry who's main feature is shifting costs from employees to employers?
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#39
I had an excellent job done with an implant at Columbia Dental School, and WAY cheaper than just "on the street". It is a post-grad program. My "student" was from Japan, where he said they didn't have this training there. Of course everything was supervised by attending professors.

At the time, a full implant post and crown there was going to be up to $2400. Just to remove the damaged tooth would have cost about $3000 elsewhere. I had the post done at the school (the cheaper part of the process) for $500. My own dentist gave me a cheaper cost on the crown (cash price), so my total was $1700.

My dentist was VERY impressed with the quality of the post work, which was good to hear, as it was a tricky procedure in my particular situation.

If you have access to any teaching facility that does the work, check it out. The best thing about those places is that they don't skip steps, since they are learning, and everything is supervised. The "down side" is that it IS a school and one need to be patient with scheduling, etc. I was willing to wait extra time as my student wanted to work with a particularly good attending, and I'm glad he did.
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#40
Dental school work is usually very good. It's a good option to explore.
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