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I got to the oral surgeon's, had my x rays and consult and then they finally showed me what the bill would be. Last time I handed somebody that much money in one day, I got a pretty decent used car out of it. So I asked what it'd be to only take out the wisdom tooth that is causing me pain- the now rather huffy office girl stomps off, then comes back fifteen minutes later (I watched the time) to inform me that would be somewhere around $950.
So I paid for my x ray and "consult" (this consisted of the dentist asking me if I had allergies when I'd already wrote them in my history, then spending about 30 seconds looking in my mouth with a little mirror and another thirty seconds or so at my $160 x ray :grr: to confirm that, yes, I do indeed have wisdom teeth and no, there isn't enough room for them. I figure that on a dollars per second basis, she's slightly more expensive than a manned space mission.) and went back to my regular dentist's office to see if they could refer me to somebody whose rates were a bit less obscene. A few phone calls later, I have an appointment at a different office next thursday, the office staff there sounds a million times nicer and more helpful, and they actually told me up front what their very reasonable rates are. Even in the worst case scenario (sideways impacted molars rigged up with c4 and digital clocks or something) they would still be cheaper than this other office, and in my case they cost about half.
So next week I have my consult, and soon after that my teeth will once again lack wisdom. With luck someday soon I'll have my very own artfully created and moderately expensive retromolar gap. :D
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