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Re: Was the work Really Necessary/Was it Done?
| Mark & Steven Bornfeld | 21 Sep 2006 22:06 |
> Can you tell me what the usual and customary fee for Guided Tissue > Regeneration is? UCR fees (usual, customary and reasonable) are terms used by insurance companies to determine limits of coverage. It is defined as the 90th percentile for a given area, but insurance companies are notorious for using UCR tables that are woefully out of date. As far as guided tissue regeneration (GTR), this is a procedure done primarily by periodontists, so I'm not familiar with typical fees. I would imagine it would vary widely, depending upon how many teeth are involved, whether bony grafts are used, etc. As such, while I'm sure insurance companies have a figure (they tend to keep these figures a deep dark secret, btw), they really aren't useful to patients, I'm afraid--there are really just too many variables to the procedure.
Steve
>>>Consulting another dentist is easier said than done. >>> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> >>>>Steve
 Signature Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001
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| sweettart | 21 Sep 2006 20:43 |
Can you tell me what the usual and customary fee for Guided Tissue Regeneration is?
>> Consulting another dentist is easier said than done. >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >>> >>>Steve |
| Mark & Steven Bornfeld | 21 Sep 2006 20:00 |
> Consulting another dentist is easier said than done. > > Also, how does one know if the work the dentist said they performed was > really done? I wasn't trying to be facetious. There isn't any practical way for you to evaluate dentistry on your own. You will know if it hurts, you will know if something falls out. Even another dentist will not be able to tell after the fact if restorative treatment (no matter how nicely done) was necessary, unless (and sometimes not even if) pre-operative x-rays are provided.
Steve
>>>How does one know if the treatment recommended by their dentist is really >>>necessary. Also, how would one know whether the work they said they did was [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> >>Steve
 Signature Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001
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| sweettart | 21 Sep 2006 19:40 |
Consulting another dentist is easier said than done.
Also, how does one know if the work the dentist said they performed was really done?
>> How does one know if the treatment recommended by their dentist is really >> necessary. Also, how would one know whether the work they said they did was [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Steve |
| Mark & Steven Bornfeld | 21 Sep 2006 19:26 |
> How does one know if the treatment recommended by their dentist is really > necessary. Also, how would one know whether the work they said they did was > really done? Consult another dentist.
Steve
 Signature Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001
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| sweettart | 21 Sep 2006 19:07 |
How does one know if the treatment recommended by their dentist is really necessary. Also, how would one know whether the work they said they did was really done?
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