Went to the dentist yesterday

@lovebuglena (45857)
Staten Island, New York
March 18, 2025 12:40pm CST
Went to the dentist yesterday. It was a routine cleaning. I have to do it every four months because of the black stains on my teeth. The walk to the bus from my house takes about twenty minutes. The bus ride is a little less than thirty minutes one way, which is not bad. The bad part is waiting for at least half an hour for the damn bus to arrive. That’s what happened to me. Granted I probably left the house earlier than I should have but still. It’s crazy to wait that long for a bus. And it came later than it should’ve arrived. At least going home was better. The bus came a few minutes after I left the dental office, which was great. While at the dental office for my cleaning they also took x-rays of my teeth as a year had already passed since the last ones were taken. And the dentist stopped by to see me as well. She spend no more than a few minutes with me. If I’m not mistaken I was charged $125 for her visit. She didn’t even look inside my mouth. Not even sure if she looked at the x-rays either. She just talked to me about my stains and recommended I use an electric toothbrush as that may help with the stains. Before I left I had to pay $250. I wonder how much insurance will reimburse me. When I just do the cleaning I pay $125. Don’t remember how much the reimbursement is for that.
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@TheHorse (224741)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Mar
I used to have dental insurance. But my current dentist is not hooked up with Medicare.
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@lovebuglena (45857)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Mar
Do you have to pay out of pocket?
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@TheHorse (224741)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Mar
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@lovebuglena (45857)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Mar
@TheHorse That sucks! Guess you have no choice if you want to keep going to the same dentist.
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@JudyEv (348960)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Mar
One of Vince's specialists would pop his head in the hospital room, say hello, how are you and charge hundreds for it.
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@lovebuglena (45857)
• Staten Island, New York
19 Mar
Wow! That’s crazy!
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@RebeccasFarm (93068)
• United States
4h
God they are so expensive.
@lovebuglena (45857)
• Staten Island, New York
2h
Can't do anything about that unfortunately.
@rakski (134743)
• Philippines
19 Mar
It’s wild how much dental care can cost
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@RasmaSandra (83324)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Mar
Glad you teeth are fine. The prices you paid I can tell you I would not have had the money,
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@lovebuglena (45857)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Mar
I hope I’ll get reimbursed a good amount.
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