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valis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:18 PM
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Do you have dental insurance?
Edited on Thu Jun-02-05 09:19 PM by valis
I know, you could say it's none of my biz. But I suspect it's the last thing people think of. It pisses me off it's not part of health insurance. Totally non-rational.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:19 PM
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1. I have a long story about that...
It is totally fucked that it is not part of regular health insurance.
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:21 PM
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3. And it's totally fucked that
health & dental insurance isn't a birthright in this country. Civilized nation my ass.
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:24 PM
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7. hey!
very much agreed, sir.

how are you?

:hi:
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:28 PM
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13. hello!
i am fine. feeling good. just got back from my daily exercise. how are you?

:hi:
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:29 PM
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15. oh
just relaxing with some wine.
I'm feeling very well.

What kind of exercise?
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:33 PM
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21. very brisk walking.
i've been doing that about 40 minutes a day 5-6 days a week since late winter. i feel good doing it and this weight's going to slowly come off.
and i drink plenty of water along with it. going to start free weights soon.

wine sounds nice. but i've got cold beer in the fridge. don't know if i want one or not.
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valis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:37 PM
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24. brisk walking is great! I could brisk walk for miles!!
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:42 PM
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25. yes it is!
that's one form of exercise i know i'll not get tired of. it's so good to clear your head of the stresses of the day. i tried jogging before and even when i was lighter i just couldn't keep it up. walking's another thing altogether. low impact and it's something i'm addicted to.
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:20 PM
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2. I do
only by the skin of my teeth, however. I luckily landed a small office job that provided pretty realisitic health care.

do you ?

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valis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:25 PM
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8. Yes... I'm lucky right now in that respect...
Edited on Thu Jun-02-05 09:25 PM by valis
I've had many periodontal problems, so I have to go every 3 months for serious cleaning, despite the fact I floss and clean obessively. It's just the way my teeth/gums are. Because of that, I decided to have double insurance, one from my employer, one from my wife's. If you get 3 or 4K of work done in one year (one root canal and one crown, are already in the 1.5-2Ks) it's definitely the way to go, if you can...
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:26 PM
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9. ohh, that's tough
that's great you have access to that much help!
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valis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:30 PM
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16. it's funny that my wife spend 1/3 of the time cleaning her teeth
and she has never had any teeth/gum problems... I suppose I have bad tooh genes :)
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chickenscratching Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:32 PM
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20. not sure
I know a friend of mine was brushing/flossing so much that he started taking off his tooth enamel, then of course leaving access to cavities and the like.
So I suppose it would have to do with ones genes.

Teeth can be very troublesome.
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halobeam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:21 PM
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4. Nope... none of that here.
Gum surgery this past month, a root canal, and it cost us the five year savings for Disney for the kids.

Now I floss three times a day, and I make my whole family do it too... I want a vacation.... it's been fourteen years. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhgkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
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valis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:27 PM
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10. Did you do the flap surgery? Where they slice off the upper segment of
your gums? I had that a couple of years ago. Not pleasant at all..
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halobeam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:43 PM
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26. First step to try to close pockets, was the
Perio cleaning, and then in the deep areas, the packing....oh the packing....ugh...

it's over now.. TG.. WOOHOO!
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samplegirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:22 PM
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5. NO
Not in the last few years. When I did I had all my silver amalgam
fillings removed and some crowns done.
The last few crowns I payed out of pocket was around 1800.00
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valis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:27 PM
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12. Crowns are so expensive...
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tjdee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:23 PM
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6. No, and that blows.
Everyone's of course right that it's irrational, but surely the great insurance companies know better than us little peons.
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:27 PM
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11. yes. decent plan too
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cally Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:29 PM
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14. I don't have dental insurance
I'm lucky to have health insurance since I'm self employed.
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valis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:31 PM
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17. Yes, that's what I meant. That dental is the last thing people take care
of. And it's a shame it's not included in health plans, especially when the doctor tells you that infections in the mouth can affect the entire circulatory system etc etc. WTF?
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:31 PM
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18. yes. offered separately with group plan, high deductibles. eom
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OKNancy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:32 PM
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19. No, self- employed
can't afford it. I have been going to the same dentist for 25 years. We were both young and he was just starting out. He gives me discounts and let's me pay out anything major.
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yorkiemommie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:33 PM
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22. yes
i used to have delta dental through the school district but they cut my hours and took my benefits. i now have delta as an independent subscriber but the ind. subscriber benefits aren't nearly as good as the group ins. I had.

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SteveIrving1 Donating Member (103 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:36 PM
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23. No dental insurance here, I haven't....
had dental insurance for the last 3 years.
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doc03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:50 PM
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27. Yes have Dental, Eye and Health Insurance as
part of our labor contract.
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:56 PM
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28. yes, i do.
thanks for asking.
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valis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 09:59 PM
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29. Hi!
:hi: Thanks for stopping by!
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 10:13 PM
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30. Haven't had any sort of insurance for 20 years.....
.....except for CAR insurance...it's illegal not to have a fuckin' vehicle insured...but as for my measly existence oh well....talk about irrational. :crazy:
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amazona Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 10:29 PM
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31. no
It doesn't really cover anything anyway or so I'm told.
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tyedyeto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-02-05 10:41 PM
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32. I have medical that isn't worth a shit...
and no dental or vision care.

And pay about $130/month with my employer picking up 1/2.

Supposedly a $500 deductible, but in actuality around $1000/year.

Is that the norm these days?
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texanwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-03-05 12:36 AM
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33. I now have private dental insurance, shopped around
took awhile to find it.

For those that don't have dental insurance there are dental discount cards, last year mine saved me $2000 on a a almost $5,000 dental bill.

I had 4 wisdom teeth removed while sedated, one root canal, one filling replaced and six crowns( old fillings to started to go).

Most dentists take dental discount cards, ask your Dentist if she or he does, and which one. Saves a lot of money.

I found mine on the Internet.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-03-05 12:38 AM
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34. Yes, but my kids don't.
All because I wanted them to see a pediatric dentist not covered by our network. Next open enrollment, I want to sign them up for the insurance.
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