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basilmemories) wrote2009-08-25 07:52 am
basilmemories) wrote2009-08-25 07:52 am
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Holy fuck my tooth
Apparently it couldn't wait for me to find a job so I could AFFORD to fix it (honestly right now I'm regretting going to otakon so much) but lucky me! the state cut all of it's dental care for the needy other then... well, tooth removal. yeah. but here's some of the "solutions" they gave in their pdf about it ( http://www.denti-cal.ca.gov/provsrvcs/FAQs/Bene_FAQs.pdf )
"13. What can I do if the adult dental services I need are no longer covered (i.e. fillings, crowns, root canals, dentures)?
You can:
1) Pay for your services
2) Make arrangements with the dentist to pay over time
3) Find a community clinic that charges based on your ability to pay (see http://www.cpca.org/resources/findclinic/)"
I'm not kidding you, I can't make this shit up. For those of you who don't get how that's fucked up, lemme go by their suggestions.
1) IF I COULD PAY I WOULD HAVE GONE ALREADY.
2) No dentist does payment plans, ever. even the fucking butchers at the dental school in SF don't do payment plans. (I asked after I saw their price sheets)
3) The Marin clinics are for medical problems, not dental. I'll call them, but I bet they won't be all that friendly in telling me off.
For those of you wondering how much this stuff costs? fillings are a 200-400$, root canals are 850-1k (on the low end), crowns can be over 1200$, and when the bargain basement discount rate for wisdom teeth (per tooth) is 1500? That's not a little job of "saving up".
I fucking hate California right now. Dear Obama, can you work on giving us universal health care before tooth pulling gets taken off the list of Ca "benefits"?
"13. What can I do if the adult dental services I need are no longer covered (i.e. fillings, crowns, root canals, dentures)?
You can:
1) Pay for your services
2) Make arrangements with the dentist to pay over time
3) Find a community clinic that charges based on your ability to pay (see http://www.cpca.org/resources/findclinic/)"
I'm not kidding you, I can't make this shit up. For those of you who don't get how that's fucked up, lemme go by their suggestions.
1) IF I COULD PAY I WOULD HAVE GONE ALREADY.
2) No dentist does payment plans, ever. even the fucking butchers at the dental school in SF don't do payment plans. (I asked after I saw their price sheets)
3) The Marin clinics are for medical problems, not dental. I'll call them, but I bet they won't be all that friendly in telling me off.
For those of you wondering how much this stuff costs? fillings are a 200-400$, root canals are 850-1k (on the low end), crowns can be over 1200$, and when the bargain basement discount rate for wisdom teeth (per tooth) is 1500? That's not a little job of "saving up".
I fucking hate California right now. Dear Obama, can you work on giving us universal health care before tooth pulling gets taken off the list of Ca "benefits"?