Re: adult invisalign orthodontics in Honolulu

From: prospectivegeek (y9047mt1_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/28/05 

Date: 28 Mar 2005 01:21:23 -0800

$1500 is the typical lab fee, which can go south if your orthodontist
has good contacts or has sent several orders. As a good ballpark, 12
months of these removable braces cost your orthodontist about
$2000-3000, depending on the complexity of the treatment. If the lab
charges were $3000, either the orthodontist got ripped off, or the
orthodontist is not telling you the truth. If the total cost of
treatment in 12 months goes beyond $5000, you are being completely
ripped off.

With regular braces, the orthodontist incurs a very low cost. Check any
orthodontic suppliers and add up the cost of everything. The total cost
of appliances comes to well below $1000 per patient. The rest is their
profit, which they will tell you goes towards equipment, paying their
employees and sprucing up their offices. With Invisalign, their total
costs are higher. Hence they charge you more to maintain their profits.

The Invisalign technique transforms orthodontia. In fact, the patient
does not really need an orthodontist. The company could send the
patients the impression trays and create the braces for them. The issue
that prevents direct service to the patient is legal liability.
Invisalign avoids lawsuits as the orthodontist sends them the treatment
plan and impressions. If anything goes wrong, the patient will sue the
orthodontist, not the company. Invisalign needs the orthodontists to
survive and thrive. Hence they won't tell you the real costs involved.
The orthodontists will make your treatment sound very complicated when
they speak to you, so they can charge you well beyond the cost of the
treatment. The two websites that have been mentioned in this thread
reveal some of the realities behind the cost of Invisalign.

After visiting several orthodontists, I realized they were far from
being truthful. While I am not qualified as an orthodontist, I can use
my brains. I have researched for hours online and through texts from
the dental school library. Mine was a simple bite problem and I could
write my own treatment plan, perhaps execute too, if only I had the
equipment. I would ask each orthodontist for a treatment plan and I
realized how full of sh** they were. The first thing they did was check
up my insurance and the place I worked. Once they figured out how much
I could pay, they gave me huge estimates and a complicated treatment
plans. After I had enough knowledge about Invisalign, I went to several
orthodontists who claimed to treat with Invisalign. They were bluffing
me too. I finally got my Invisalign braces through an orthodontist who
owes me. My treatment is progressing well and I am glad to share this
here.

Joel M. Eichen wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 23:40:06 GMT, "Dr Steve" <nospam@home.net> wrote:
>
> >I just shared dinner last night with an orthodontist. (We were
celebrating
> >someone's birthday.) He told me that the last Invisalgin case he
got back
> >had a $3000 lab fee.
>
> WoW!

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