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jmowreader

(53,242 posts) Thu Jul 30, 2015, 05:51 PM Jul 2015

Thinking about Cecil and the dentist who shot him [View all]

Am I the only person who's noticed that for many Americans the only hope they have of dental care is an occasional "get your teeth yanked out free" day in a church parking lot somewhere (and even then it's a crapshoot whether you'll get any yanking done thanks to the sheer number of people who need it) because the price of dental care is so outrageous, but a dentist can afford to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a hobby?

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Thinking about Cecil and the dentist who shot him [View all] jmowreader Jul 2015 OP

Well, I know I've had a giant gaping hole in one molar for a couple years now. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #1

Going through a bit of dental care right now, the thought has crossed my mind arcane1 Jul 2015 #2

Unfortunately, Medicare doesn't support day to day dental work. Cleita Jul 2015 #4

Agreed! arcane1 Jul 2015 #5

Here's an article you might be interested in. Cleita Jul 2015 #3

DDSs US average - $69.60 per hour. Many auto & motorcycle mechanics make a higher wage. Mika Jul 2015 #10

It's still appalling that people have to go without dental care who can't pay for it. Cleita Jul 2015 #11

Oh, I agree 100% w/you. Just countering the meme that all DDSs are banking it. Mika Jul 2015 #12

My husband had to take out a loan to pay for his four tooth anterior bridge..... a kennedy Jul 2015 #6

That is a very reasonable fee. Mika Jul 2015 #9

Not all dentists have that amount of disposable income Auggie Jul 2015 #7

I'm a dentist. I can't afford such a trip (not that I would do so). Mika Jul 2015 #8