tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post8936056055845727841..comments2023-07-25T06:12:46.943-07:00Comments on A Lady's Life...: Oh Those Pearly WhitesA Lady's Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post-12305027280682328182011-06-29T03:04:36.783-07:002011-06-29T03:04:36.783-07:00Mama Zen - Neither did I until I sat down one day ...Mama Zen - Neither did I until I sat down one day and began to calculate.<br />We have a health care system as well that is suffering for the same reason.<br />Too much financial abuse.A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post-79094883890317633322011-06-28T18:25:36.893-07:002011-06-28T18:25:36.893-07:00I had never thought about it that way!I had never thought about it that way!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post-32639808073982480252011-06-28T11:39:29.905-07:002011-06-28T11:39:29.905-07:00Oh the dentists are not poor. They know their job ...Oh the dentists are not poor. They know their job but the prices they charge is another story and the dental plans make the prices higher.<br />If there were no plans the dentists would know people could not afford them and then keep them the prices they are supposed to be for the job they have to do. Today they look to see if you have a plan and then decide what treatment you need and overcharge.<br /><br />I know when I take my son to the dentist, the dentist forces him to take xrays all the time and I object and am made to be the bad guy.He says they are to see the little things starting up. Does he need to know that?<br />My other son had wisdom teeth he worried about pulling so he took very good care of them with listerine. The dentist couldn't figure out why he had no reason to pull them.<br />And then....flossing fillings?<br />Well this just helps them fall out again.<br /><br />The prices of the dentures have gone way up as well. People without plans can't afford them but they are still the same dentures my Father had for 500 dollars.<br /><br /> I mean....these are just teeth. Not a heart transplant. It shouldn't be so expensive people need plans for them.Also dentists need to be competitive to keep prices low, not standard.A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post-5947316977475172542011-06-28T09:44:05.064-07:002011-06-28T09:44:05.064-07:00On the NHS there are three NHS charge bands.
Band ...On the NHS there are three NHS charge bands.<br />Band 1: £17 includes an examination, diagnosis and advice. If necessary, it also includes X-rays, a scale and polish and planning for further treatment. <br />Band 2: £47 includes all treatment covered by Band 1, plus additional treatment, such as fillings, root canal treatment and removing teeth (extractions). <br />Band 3: £204 includes all treatment covered by Bands 1 and 2, plus more complex procedures, such as crowns, dentures and bridges.<br /><br />Most dentists have private plans one can join or you can pay privately for better quality dentures, veneers etc.<br /><br />I've yet to see a 'poor' dentist.Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post-17192091824709194602011-06-28T08:35:43.890-07:002011-06-28T08:35:43.890-07:00Well it is because people have dental plans that t...Well it is because people have dental plans that they can get away with such things. These are prime issues people need to get their MP's and government to address.<br />They give you health care etc.. and then use it as an excuse to increase prices so it becomes unaffordable .<br />Every one knows how to increase spending but the job we pay these MP's to do is to save money for people. Do the most for the least and most of them do not know how to do this.<br />So instead of one person suffering, many suffer but no one talks about them.<br /><br />If you remember nuclear power was discovered in order to help people. Instead it is used as a weapon of mas destruction.People may not be responsible, but this is why we elect governments to speak for the people, to stop abuse. Well today the abuse is financial. I bet if people were taxed less and allowed to keep their money in their own pockets, things would be better.A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post-46467133332622412782011-06-28T07:22:57.659-07:002011-06-28T07:22:57.659-07:00It is a ripoff!! We don't have any dental ins...It is a ripoff!! We don't have any dental insurance. I'm in shock every time one of us goes. The prices are incredible.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.com