Captain Caveman
Platinum Member
In the UK, you can get subsidized dental care if the dentist is NHS registered. But I've always paid privately.
So why dental health care? Well, in 2013, I went to my dentist for a routine check-up but they had cancelled it, but omitted to tell me. So they rearranged but I couldn't be bothered to attend. So I did my usual routine of dental hygiene of cleaning my teeth and flossing. Everything was grand until COVID, a filling broke. Only recently, it started to hurt. So a month ago, I rang a dentists and enlisted as a private patient. They told me that while I wait for my appointment, if I pop into a chemists, you can buy temporary filling stuff for £3.99.
So after 10 years, I paid £3.99 for a temporary filling, £49 for a new patient check which included 3 x-rays, and a white filling the next day £160. Total cost £212.99 for 10 years of dental work.
I'm booked in in 8 months time for a routine check up.
How much would have that cost in the States?
So why dental health care? Well, in 2013, I went to my dentist for a routine check-up but they had cancelled it, but omitted to tell me. So they rearranged but I couldn't be bothered to attend. So I did my usual routine of dental hygiene of cleaning my teeth and flossing. Everything was grand until COVID, a filling broke. Only recently, it started to hurt. So a month ago, I rang a dentists and enlisted as a private patient. They told me that while I wait for my appointment, if I pop into a chemists, you can buy temporary filling stuff for £3.99.
So after 10 years, I paid £3.99 for a temporary filling, £49 for a new patient check which included 3 x-rays, and a white filling the next day £160. Total cost £212.99 for 10 years of dental work.
I'm booked in in 8 months time for a routine check up.
How much would have that cost in the States?