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Thread ID: 105620	2009-12-08 21:34:00	Orthodontic charges	bk T (215)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
837809	2009-12-09 10:25:00	We are going thro this stress at the moment . . . . . :crying dental nurse reffered to orthodontist, each appointment cost $45 ( 2 appointments) to be told she is on the severe abnormal catergory, over 15mm difference between top and bottom teeth . Next stage $450 to get moldings, xrays and photos to assess the next stage . $2000 deposit to start next stage, i couldnt come up with it, so we are referreed to hospital . we are awaiting a 6 month waiting list to see if they will reconstuct her jaw . . . (extend the jaw bones and remove teeth) or not, and then i think last costing was $5700 not including current bills and costs . this will involve a stay in hospital and possible wiring of jaw, shut . we are allowed to pay this off for the next two years, once i come up with the $2000, unless hospital think she is severe enough and they will do the op and braces, top and bottom and then send us back to the orthodontist for continued check ups . and her dad is not interested in helping out with the $$$$ part and i am unable to find that money so heres hoping the hospital will be kind to us . and this is way down in wangavegus city, best of luck, oh and my other child, well he will be doing this same activity in a couple of years, so i have plenty of time to save . . . . . . . . . . . . . lol :crying beetle Are the jaw bones not alligning vertically? Some of my frontal teeth were bulging slightly for the past . . . . five years, I guess . It was only a year ago that I had it corrected by wearing braces . Cheers :)	Renmoo (66)
837810	2009-12-09 11:18:00	Explain the relevancy with respect to the thread? No. You forgot to say "please".	roddy_boy (4115)
837811	2009-12-09 18:26:00	My kids have both had orthodontic treatment (a guy on the Shore) - a fixed price quoted at the start of treatment (irrespective of how long the treatment actually goes on for - no doubt he has a margin built in) and then just a monthly recurring charge to pay off the amount. A far easier way for parents to fund the treatment than trying to find big lumps of cash every now and then. Probably helps his cashflow too....	johcar (6283)
837812	2009-12-09 19:57:00	Explain the relevancy with respect to the thread?Easy. He's an immature freaking pervert.	Greg (193)
837813	2009-12-09 20:05:00	I think there are much more medical pros without professional ethics nowadays than those days . I had a bad experience myself with a specialist about a year ago . I got a small growth on my left thumb and my GP referred me to a specialist (a bastard) . So, made an appointment to see him and when I was there he took less than 1 minute to examine my thumb and concluded that its called a "ganglion", I need a surgery to remove it . The surgery will cost me $1,800 . Ok . appointment made and went for the small operation which took about 15 minutes . That's fine . But a few days later, before the stiches were removed, I noticed something's not quite right, went back to his 'Office' the nurse checked and told me that's OK, not big deal, don't worry about it! A bit of relief, though; then, got the stiches removed (from memory, it's 7 days after the surgery) and I still noticed that it's not right and demanded to see the bastard specialist . But he was not available at that time, so made an appointment to see him the next day . Went to see him the next day and the bastard told me that it has recurred! Somehting that he hasn't experienced before (he's quite an old bastard) and he has to re-do the operation at my expense! Straight away, I told him that it's not fair for me to bear the full costs as it's quite clear that he did not performed a good job - the wound han't heeled yet! He refused to compromise and told me that decision is mine, whether to have it done again or not! Seeing that argueing with him at his office will not help and I walked out . Of course, they won't see me again at his office! The 'ganglion' has been bothering me for more than a year now, and the good news is, the growth is getting smaller and the jelly-like fluid is drying up by itself . I am angry with this bastard is that he DID NOT tell me that it may recur after the operation . All he interested was MONEY, MONEY & MONEY . Just for your info, the first consultation fee was $250 . 00 for 1 minuite of examining and about 4 minute telling me about his costs, and fixing appointment for the operation! What a BASTARD . sorry for using that word - I usually don't use such strong words especially in writing! Seem to be quie a few of these mongrels about .	Cicero (40)
837814	2009-12-09 20:08:00	Easy. He's an immature freaking pervert. And there we have it in a nutshell.	Cicero (40)
837815	2009-12-09 20:21:00	Easy. He's an immature freaking pervert. And there we have it in a nutshell. Let's not feed the troll. Stick to the topic. Beetle: Do you have any form of insurance?	Renmoo (66)
837816	2009-12-09 20:56:00	I prefer post post 24 to your 17. The relevancy is,these so called professionals are want to rip us off. Take the case some time ago when the eye surgeons tried to stop OZ eye surgeons from working here for a lot less than the likes of that surgeon who charged $1800 for an op I could have done.	Cicero (40)
837817	2009-12-09 20:56:00	I have southern cross, (its a work funded one) and my children are on their dads health care so they are covered for dr's, i dont know what else, but he has not bothered to check or even get back to us about it, and just says his phones not working when i try to contact him to ask for help with the money side of it. beetle:illogical	beetle (243)
837818	2009-12-09 23:14:00	Life can be a b**ch beetle - chin up :crying Ken	kenj (9738)
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