Re: NHS applicable at all in the USA?
 

Thanks - I'm being done then....

I will need sedation which I know will add to the cost, but I think I need to phone my insurance company and try to get a little more pushy with them.

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Hubby didn't have sedation and said he didn't feel a thing. Had to take a couple of Advil that evening though.

Re: NHS applicable at all in the USA?
 

Just wondering: people in the UK often go to Eastern European countries for cheaper cosmetic surgery/dentistry than in the UK (I'm thinking of stuff not generally available on the NHS like a whole set of veneers). Do Americans ever go to Mexico on 'medical holidays?' I imagine private treatment is much cheaper there, maybe even if your insurance is covering some of the cost in the states (my in-laws only get 50% dental covered in the US).

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Yes, this is quite common. A lot of people of Indian origin also get their dental work done there on a trip back home. I bet it's the same for many other countries too.

Re: NHS applicable at all in the USA?
 

Si, claro.
Costa Rica is also very nice. Well, nicer than Romania, from the West Coast anyway.


I think dental insurance is legalized theft.

Re: NHS applicable at all in the USA?
 

In the UK, there have been attempts to stamp out health-care tourism outside the EU due to the poor quality of work.

As the NHS has improved in terms of quality and waiting times over the last few years, the amount travelling has dropped greatly.

Also, a number of the former Eastern European countries have invested in their public services as they've joined the EU and consequenlty no longer offer the kind of price difference once seen.

Often times it will be the NHS that ends up funding the remedial work required for what is not usually essential medical work, and that puts strain on the system.

Most medical work and coverage is now normalised across the EU.

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Yes that's what my dentist charges and I've have 4 or 5 of them. I have a good dental plan with low premiums. I get preventative stuff like cleaning at no cost, but have to pay 50% of major procedures. I had a tooth break a few years ago and my dentist put in a crown. I had a lot of teeth with big old NHS amalgam fillings that were cracking so we've systematically removed them and put in crowns and it costs me $500 each time. Still my teeth look great now. A root canal/pillar/crown would cost me about $1000.

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I work in a pediatric dental office and I have to say, we are absolutely transparent with our patients about ALL of their treatment options. Obviously Adult teeth are a different ball game to Primary teeth, but for sedation you shouldn't have to pay too much more - our Pediatric anesthesiologist charges $650 for the first hour and $70 per 15 minutes after that.


Is your dentist doing the root canal? Why not ask him for a referral to an Endodontist for the root canal - you may find an in-network one that your insurance may cover more for.... you can then go back to the regular dentist for the final treatment.