Community Chat

[puttypiesmom]

If your dentist is the only doctor and he has a staff of around 4 people, he's got a lot of money going out to pay everyone's salary plus the rent on the office unless he owns the building which my dentist does. 

My dentist is also very expensive and has said that he's plannning on bringing on another to help with the work load.  It's not unusal to wait an hour to be seen plus his receptionist triple books appointments. 

I found that out by talking to the other patients who were very friendly and we all had the same appointment time; all got mad over that.  

[sunala]

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@Jordan2 wrote:

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@sunala wrote:

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@Jordan2 wrote:

I have been going to the same dentist for 20 years or more, he is in Nassau County, New York. I have no dental coverage so I pay out of pocket, his fees keep going up and up. I got a cleaning, several x-rays, and exam by the dentist, for $260. This seems rather pricey, I was just wondering what other people pay.

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hi @Jordan2 - I live nearby, and that sounds like a normal price. Dentists charge a lot for x-rays, especially the ones that go around your head (I forgot what you call them). That actually sounds reasonable considering you had a cleaning as well!

Good luck!

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@sunala, are you talking about panoramic x-rays (I think that's what they are called) a machine that takes a whole view of your mouth while standing? I have had this at the endodontist, these were the x-rays that they take maybe 6 small films they place in your mouth, aim a cone and leave the room. The consensus is $260 is the going rate.

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hi @Jordan2 - yes panoramic xrays are the ones I was referring to. They're definitely not cheap. What is these days?

Good luck with your dental work!

[Lindsays Grandma]

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@Jordan2 wrote:

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@Lindsays Grandma wrote:

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@NicksmomESQ wrote:

 @Jordan2   I live in a Suffolk County.My son recently aged off of our medical / dental insurance.I called our dentist who we’ve been going to for about 25 years. I asked how much they would charge my son for a checkup & cleaning.I was quoted a price of $170.I don’t know if they gave my son a break or if that’s what they charge.

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Jordan 2, I see you live in Suffolk County.  We had a summer house in Wildwood when growing up and I spent a lot of time in Wading River, Calverton and Riverhead.  I know this is off topic but I always love seeing some posters from New York.  I lived in Queens until I moved to Levittown and Massapequa.  Left NY in 1965 to live in Los Angeles which became my home for 40 years and now in AZ for thirteen yrs.  Sorry this is so long, I get carried away sometimes.

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@Lindsays Grandma, I actually live in Queens, but I do everything in Nassau County.

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I'm confused, was it Nicksmom who wrote she lived in Suffolk County?  Sometimes I get mixed up as to wrote what the way the mods show the posts.