Comments on: catering to cowards http://www.simplekindoflife.com/2007/09/28/catering-to-cowards/ Leading a charmed life since 1976. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:49:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Surfin Dad http://www.simplekindoflife.com/2007/09/28/catering-to-cowards/#comment-109399 Surfin Dad Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:00:08 +0000 http://www.simplekindoflife.com/2007/09/28/catering-to-cowards/#comment-109399 Have you tried Dr. John Cherry in Brandon? He's on Bloomingdale just West of Bryan. He takes quite a few insurance plans and practices sedation / pain free. My whole family goes there and he is wonderful. Have you tried Dr. John Cherry in Brandon? He’s on Bloomingdale just West of Bryan.
He takes quite a few insurance plans and practices sedation / pain free. My whole family goes there and he is wonderful.

]]> By: Leslie K http://www.simplekindoflife.com/2007/09/28/catering-to-cowards/#comment-109232 Leslie K Sun, 30 Sep 2007 05:24:39 +0000 http://www.simplekindoflife.com/2007/09/28/catering-to-cowards/#comment-109232 By "don't take your insurance," do you mean they won't accept/file it? Or they're just not participating providers? I work for a dentist who offers sedation dentistry and he's not a participating provider with ANY isurance company, but we still file all the insurance. It just means that the patient could be responsible for a little more money out of pocket. Most preventive services are covered at 100% of an insurance company's "allowable fee"- and most of our patients end up paying $5-10 because Dr. W's fee is that much more than their allowable fee- even though is fee is not any more than any other dentist in the area. I haven't come across an insurance company yet who covers the sedation fee (no matter what dentist the patient chooses), so it wouldn't make a difference in that part of it anyway. I've also not heard of an insurance company who wouldn't reimburse the patient if they paid up front and then filed their insurance themselves, which is very easy to do. It is SO important to get to the dentist regularly. You know "they" have now linked heart disease with periodontal disease and tooth decay, right? Get thee to the dentist, Colleen! You could always come visit and I'll hook you up at my office. :o) And I won't even post pictures or videos of you all drunk/sedated unless you want me to. LOL! By “don’t take your insurance,” do you mean they won’t accept/file it? Or they’re just not participating providers? I work for a dentist who offers sedation dentistry and he’s not a participating provider with ANY isurance company, but we still file all the insurance. It just means that the patient could be responsible for a little more money out of pocket. Most preventive services are covered at 100% of an insurance company’s “allowable fee”- and most of our patients end up paying $5-10 because Dr. W’s fee is that much more than their allowable fee- even though is fee is not any more than any other dentist in the area. I haven’t come across an insurance company yet who covers the sedation fee (no matter what dentist the patient chooses), so it wouldn’t make a difference in that part of it anyway.

I’ve also not heard of an insurance company who wouldn’t reimburse the patient if they paid up front and then filed their insurance themselves, which is very easy to do.

It is SO important to get to the dentist regularly. You know “they” have now linked heart disease with periodontal disease and tooth decay, right? Get thee to the dentist, Colleen! You could always come visit and I’ll hook you up at my office. :o) And I won’t even post pictures or videos of you all drunk/sedated unless you want me to. LOL!

]]> By: Jackie http://www.simplekindoflife.com/2007/09/28/catering-to-cowards/#comment-109198 Jackie Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:32:11 +0000 http://www.simplekindoflife.com/2007/09/28/catering-to-cowards/#comment-109198 And here I thought I was the only one that existed. I'm a dental phobic... but I don't really know how it happened. I used to be fine with going. Then one day I just stopped going until I had no choice. I have a wonderful sedation dentist. I had to have a couple of root canals (different appointments), but each root canal was done in its entirety in one (sleeping) appointment. No side effects afterwards. I hope you can find someone. I can relate 100 percent to your fears. It's very crippling for me. And here I thought I was the only one that existed.

I’m a dental phobic… but I don’t really know how it happened. I used to be fine with going. Then one day I just stopped going until I had no choice. I have a wonderful sedation dentist. I had to have a couple of root canals (different appointments), but each root canal was done in its entirety in one (sleeping) appointment. No side effects afterwards. I hope you can find someone. I can relate 100 percent to your fears. It’s very crippling for me.

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