did dentistry suddenly get expensive?

[egp320i]

Dentist with his own practice closed his extra shop close to me and went to his main office 45 minutes away
found a new dentist clinic closer with good reviews
had a full x-ray battery, been a few years
got the bill, insurance picked it up 100% as it's just a routine check up

1611.......for 30 minutes.....WTF

good news, no cavities, going back for a cleaning

odd, X-ray tech female
dentist, chinese girl who was thin and kinda cute, looked 18
she was smart, she relayed each tooth condition, fillings in code

dental hygienist who is next is a cute little blonde.....looks 18

both receptionists were female.....

does not seem fair......no males allowed or anything? strange, DEI is play it would appear

no complaint, nice eye candy and they did a good job though!

 

[Knuckles Z]

Probably came here on a HB1 visa

odd, X-ray tech female
dentist, chinese girl who was thin and kinda cute, looked 18
she was smart, she relayed each tooth condition, fillings in code

 

[merrill]

NO is answer .......it's always been that way. One way to curb the problem is to have your teeth pulled then do dentures that can be cleaned at home.

 

[Failzero]

I paid 1400.00 for a Root Canal 3 years ago ( How much today ?)

 

[egp320i]

NO is answer .......it's always been that way. One way to curb the problem is to have your teeth pulled then do dentures that can be cleaned at home.

what? you pay 10K to pull your teeth and have your gums recede to use plastic and metal you need to remove and clean
nightly?
that has to be the dumbest thing I have ever heard

no dentist would ever suggests removing your real teeth......like never

 

[egp320i]

I paid 1400.00 for a Root Canal 3 years ago ( How much today ?)

about normal but what did insurance pick up is the most important

yes, dentists like to charge a huge amount, kickbacks, insurance fraud.......etc