Ah yes, it is that time when my darling daughter is in need of help with her horrible oral situation. As a hygienist I know a little about occlusion and saw this coming years ago. Of course, knowing and actually preparing are 2 totally different things.
We met with the orthodontist for a consultation this morning and she will need to have 4 baby teeth pulled (they are not the least bit loose and the adult teeth under the gums are almost fully formed), a retainer for her upper teeth to help her severe overbite and a retainer for her lower teeth so that they do not crowd any further while we wait for the rest of her baby teeth to fall out. That is just the pre-braces stuff. Oy.
Anyway, the orthodontist was very nice and took time with us to explain everything which is sometimes lacking in medical professionals, so I appreciated that very much. Since the office I work at refers patients to him I also received a small "professional courtesy" discount which was a very welcome & generous surprise. Thanks Doc!
They offer an in-office payment plan so that I can pay over 12 months for this initial stuff. I like that idea also since I'm working on re-building that EF right now. I've gotta go re-work my YNAB budget to show the new monthly payments now.
Oh no! Ortho!
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Now I have other kids who will be candidates soon. Good luck to you both!
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December 30th, 2008 at 05:27 pm 1230658034
I think we paid $3,750. Insurance covered 20% so the total was about $4,700. We did 0% payment plan for 18 months. Last payment was in May. Worked out great.
December 30th, 2008 at 05:28 pm 1230658112
I used my DH's and my dental plan that covered 50%, so it helped us a lot. I also used FSA.
Good luck on your DD's ortho work. I'm happy that my DD has a pretty smile now.
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