Dental financial assitant
Added: April 13, 2008 - 11:26 AM
By: Patient Email Withheld, Fresno, CA
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No
Provide Cost Estimate:
No
X-rays Available:
Yes
Case Summary
Filling
Root Canal
Crown
Teeth:
Last Full Mouth X-Ray: last month
Last Cleaning: n/a
Case Description
I just got my root canal done, i paide $456 using bluecross of california: dental plan 100, they covers a percentage of it. Now i need my filing and crown. Getting a crown requires 6 month waiting period, i dont know if i am suppose to wait for six month or do it now. second, is my filling its $119. All these payment are emergency payment i have to come up with using my credit card. I am scare to death using my credit card to pay for all my unexpected health issues. i am a full time student: what financial instiution can help me leverage all these expenses. I told my friend he said, welcome to the real world. plEase help!
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Your friend is right, "Welcome to the real world." You do need a filling and crown, regardless of insurance coverage. Learning to perform root canals, crowns, etc. takes years of experience, and LOTS OF $. The "real world!" And, being a full-time student, you need to work on your spelling, grammar, etc.
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