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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / November 2005unfinished root canal charges
I am in the process of having a root canal done on a molar. I went t a regular dentist who does root canals but after two courses o Zithromax, the infection has not gone away. He said something abou my having very narrow canals and said I should see an endodontist who is going to charge me the full amount for a root canal. I'v already paid the dentist for a root canal plus post. Now I am stuc with payng for the same root canal twice. Are dentists allowed t charge for a job that is not completed? Obviously he's taken o something he is not competent to do. I can cook dinner for a party a home but if I say I can do a banquet for 400 and it turns out tha it's too much for me to handle, I certainly can't charge for it Should my money be given back to me Lor > Should my money be given back to me? No way to tell in your case. Obviously the post will still be set by your GP, so that portion stays as it is (specialists do NOT place posts). Your GP should be paid at least part of the fee for the time put in so far. Full fee--I doubt it. It is not his fault that you grew tough roots to treat. Odds are likely that your tooth cannot be treated, and he is simply giving your tooth one more chance at the endodontist's office before giving up and extracting it. Then, again, sitting here in Northern Maine, I have no idea if that really applies to your tooth or not.  Signature/ Amatus / >I am in the process of having a root canal done on a molar. I went to > a regular dentist who does root canals but after two courses of [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Lory >> Should my money be given back to me? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >extracting it. Then, again, sitting here in Northern Maine, I have no idea >if that really applies to your tooth or not. IMO if the GP tried to start the RCT but couldn't complete the treatment, they are entitiled to an "open & medicate" fee and that's about it. JMO, YMMV -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com If the GP filled all but one canal, otherwise a fee to remove caries and extirpate is appropriate in my book. Signature/ Amatus / > >>> Should my money be given back to me? [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Take out the G'RBAGE > wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com >I am in the process of having a root canal done on a molar. I went to >a regular dentist who does root canals but after two courses of [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Lory In my opinion, yes... or at least part of it. Remember the endodontist charges more than the GP. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > I am in the process of having a root canal done on a molar. I went to > a regular dentist who does root canals but after two courses of [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Lory IMO, the general dentist should not charge you for unsuccessfully trying to do a root canal. The specialist certainly is not going to give you a pro rata fee. The post is another story. You may need a post after the specialist completes treatment. Steve |
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