Re: Implants Price?
From: Joel M. Eichen, D.D.S. (joeleichen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/05/04
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Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 20:13:02 -0400
On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 23:16:46 GMT, Ron.@jps.net (Ron) wrote:
>On 4 Jul 2004 01:45:45 -0700, purple543210@yahoo.ca (Alexander
>Vasserman DDS., BS.) wrote:
>
>>>
>>> If any other industry ran as poorly as American medicine,
>>> it would have been out of business a long time ago.
>>> Totally inefficient, and has a strong union keeping prices
>>> fixed artificially high.
>>
>>
>>What union keeps prices high???
>
>Who writes your codes?
Codeman does.
>
>>I only know of one union keeping prices low and constant for the last
>>50 years
>>and that is the insurance companies.
>
>You are actually implying that dental costs have remained at
>a flat low rate for 50 years? Uh, sorry, not buying.
>
>>The original poster was asking for fees for implants.
>>When people were not complaining about dental fees, the demand for
>>implants was not high. Now everyone wants more dentistry(implants) and
>>insurance companies do not want to pay for it. Neither do the patients
>>who feel that they should not pay for dentistry. Majority of HMO
>>patients only accept treatment that their insurance will pay for.
>
>>Insurance companies such as delta dental devalue dentistry by adding a
>>clause at the end of the explanaTION OF BENEFITS statements saying
>>that "you can go to their provider and pay much less" Meaning that
>>their dentist who does not double book appointments takes extra
>>continuing education and advanced education in dentistry, that uses
>>high end labs and materials is no different that joe blow dds down the
>>street HMO clinic medical..... That joe blow dds's crown(porcelain to
>>non precious metal) is the same as your crown (Empress all ceramic
>>with a lifetime warranty).
>>Insurance companies suggest that you only need 2 cleanings a year
>>regardless of your periodontal health because that is all they are
>>willing to cover and if your doc is doing anything else to treat the
>>disease he/she is making it up.
>>
>>Dentists devaluating it themselves, indeed.
>
>You bet they do!
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