Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site riccb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!riccb!jmc From: jmc@riccb.UUCP (Jeff McQuinn ) Newsgroups: net.legal,net.med Subject: Re: Tooth Decay... Message-ID: <491@riccb.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 08:22:08 EDT Article-I.D.: riccb.491 Posted: Tue Aug 20 08:22:08 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 01:12:29 EDT References: <430@timeinc.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Rockwell Telecommunications, Downers Grove,Il. Lines: 26 Xref: watmath net.legal:2132 net.med:2118 > Called up a new dentist a while ago for a full exam. > Asked how much it cost and was told $160 (NYC *is* expensive!) > > Went for the exam. Was told to come back a week later for > further cleaning. Came back, got two cavities filled, > and got the rest of the cleaning done. > > I was then presented for a bill for $340. Seems like the doc > wants to charge me for the second visit, and for the fillings. What the hell did this guy do for $160 if he DIDN'T clean your teeth or do any repair work? Sounds to me like this guy charged you $160 to get aquinted and shoot $15 worth of X-rays. Doctors in Chicagoland charge only $25 - $50 for an office visit. Dentists in this area charge about $25 for cleaning, and about $70 a tooth for repairs. Panaramic X-rays go for about $35. Sounds to me like this guy (maybe all NYC dentists) is ripping you off! Still I think you are obliged to pay the bill. Your first statement implies that you were told the $160 was for an EXAM. It should have been therefore logical to assume that further work would cost more. (My God though, $340 for an exam, two cavities and a cleaning?) Jeff McQuinn just VAXing around --> $340 <-- Man, I should have been a thief (uh, I mean dentist)