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I think even people with insurance pay $2,000 or somewhere in that ballpark to have their wisdom teeth removed. Dental insurance operates differently from healt
by rlanday 13y ago
I think even people with insurance pay $2,000 or somewhere in that ballpark to have their wisdom teeth removed. Dental insurance operates differently from health insurance in that there’s usually a fairly low yearly cap, so it’s not really insurance in the normal sense, and it usually pays for maybe half the cost of certain types of treatment, and you pay the rest out-of-pocket. Upper-middle class people with health and dental insurance still spend a lot of money on orthodontics and cosmetic dentistry.
- Smirnoff 13y agoI had a different experience with my dental insurance. My insurance (offered through my employer) was only ~$30 per month. Most of the preventative treatments were absolutely free. Apparently insurance companies discount preventative treatments heavily, so teeth cleaning, xray, and other stuff that would cost about $200-300 per tooth/event was literary free. Hell, even crowns, implants, and alike were discounted by 60-80% if I wanted to do that. I also had a nice cap overall. I visited my dentist many times and never had to pay more than $40 per visit. But I agree, ortho/cosmetics is a different beast to deal with.