Hi there,
I have been attending a dentist for years, I am very happy with my dentist, however I am a nervous patient. I have had to visit my dentist a few times over the past few months. I had a tooth infection in a particular tooth that needs to be removed.
This is a top back tooth, hence I expressed massive fear to my dentist! So she suggested I try another Dentist who is covered to give sedation.
I got a call yesterday from this other dentist. I was told by this practice to book a consultation. Which I did. I asked what was the consultation for and I quote the secratary - "It is to determine if your VHI covers this proceedure, your x-rays will also be reviewed", so I asked how much will this cost. I was told "€100"....
My VHI would cover this, however I have to ask a few questions:
1) Do certain medical practices think it is acceptible to charge a person any price they like - just because they are covered with VHI.
2) Does this man think he is God.
I asked the receptionist to give me the price of an extraction in this practice -
€200 - €250 for an upper tooth, without sedation.
€350 with sedation.
My regular practice charges €90 - €150 for an extraction...
mmmhhhhh
I have been attending a dentist for years, I am very happy with my dentist, however I am a nervous patient. I have had to visit my dentist a few times over the past few months. I had a tooth infection in a particular tooth that needs to be removed.
This is a top back tooth, hence I expressed massive fear to my dentist! So she suggested I try another Dentist who is covered to give sedation.
I got a call yesterday from this other dentist. I was told by this practice to book a consultation. Which I did. I asked what was the consultation for and I quote the secratary - "It is to determine if your VHI covers this proceedure, your x-rays will also be reviewed", so I asked how much will this cost. I was told "€100"....
My VHI would cover this, however I have to ask a few questions:
1) Do certain medical practices think it is acceptible to charge a person any price they like - just because they are covered with VHI.
2) Does this man think he is God.
I asked the receptionist to give me the price of an extraction in this practice -
€200 - €250 for an upper tooth, without sedation.
€350 with sedation.
My regular practice charges €90 - €150 for an extraction...
mmmhhhhh