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Are those plans PPO or HMO by any chance?

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Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S.
Troy, Michigan, USA
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This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes only.
Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on
the advice or opinion expressed here.  Only a dentist who has examined you
in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect
your health.
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"Steven O." <Steven@OpZZREMOVE_ALL_Zs_AND_ALL_BETWEEN_ZZComm.com> wrote in
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> Need a dentist in Suburban Maryland, outside DC, who is associated
> with Optimum Choice or United Concordia.
>
> The guy I see now runs ones of those "fast food" dental offices where
> the hygenist cleans your tooth, and then he gives the teeth a
> 10-second look, then rushes to his next patient.  Would like to find a
> dentist who spends a little time with his patients.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve O.

PPO.  Why do you ask?

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:57:01 GMT, "Dr Steve" <nospam@home.net> wrote:

>Are those plans PPO or HMO by any chance?

PPO and HMO plans pay such an abysmally small amount that it is not
reasonable to expect the dental office to be able to afford to spend any
time with you.

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Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S.
Troy, Michigan, USA
Let me know if you need my email address
....................................................

This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes only.
Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on
the advice or opinion expressed here.  Only a dentist who has examined you
in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect
your health.
......................
"Steven O." <Steven@OpZZREMOVE_ALL_Zs_AND_ALL_BETWEEN_ZZComm.com> wrote in
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> PPO.  Why do you ask?
>
> On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 20:57:01 GMT, "Dr Steve" <nospam@home.net> wrote:
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> >Are those plans PPO or HMO by any chance?
>

Well.........

Chances are that your insurance plan does not pay the dentist enough
money for him/her to take their time delivering dental care.  To have a
decent profit margin they have to have all chairs full and all employees
working *hard* every minute of the day.

Fees are going to be a lot higher in the type of practice that you wish
to have treat you.  It is unlikely that they would participate with any
discount insurance plans.

Fawks

"Steven O." wrote:
> 
> Need a dentist in Suburban Maryland, outside DC, who is associated
> with Optimum Choice or United Concordia.
> 
> The guy I see now runs ones of those "fast food" dental offices where
> the hygenist cleans your tooth, and then he gives the teeth a
> 10-second look, then rushes to his next patient.  Would like to find a
> dentist who spends a little time with his patients.
> 
> Thanks,
> Steve O.

It costs money to hire hygenists.  Many dentists do their own cleanings and
thusly spend a good amount of time with their patients.  I would recommend
calling around seeing which do this, and then deciding amongst the
'qualifiers'.

"Steven O." <Steven@OpZZREMOVE_ALL_Zs_AND_ALL_BETWEEN_ZZComm.com> wrote in
message news:31f150pom9fa5dmlg768604vvbmc1r57hr@4ax.com...
> Need a dentist in Suburban Maryland, outside DC, who is associated
> with Optimum Choice or United Concordia.
>
> The guy I see now runs ones of those "fast food" dental offices where
> the hygenist cleans your tooth, and then he gives the teeth a
> 10-second look, then rushes to his next patient.  Would like to find a
> dentist who spends a little time with his patients.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve O.

Someone wrote,

>> The guy I see now runs ones of those "fast food" dental offices where
>> the hygenist cleans your tooth, 


REPLY

Please note the dude said "tooth" not "teeth."

How much a relationship do you want whern you only have one tooth?
Better the hygienist does it!

JOEL



On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:07:18 -0500, "Joseph" <js@replytothread.com>
wrote:

>It costs money to hire hygenists.  Many dentists do their own cleanings and
>thusly spend a good amount of time with their patients.  I would recommend
>calling around seeing which do this, and then deciding amongst the
>'qualifiers'.
>
>"Steven O." <Steven@OpZZREMOVE_ALL_Zs_AND_ALL_BETWEEN_ZZComm.com> wrote in
>message news:31f150pom9fa5dmlg768604vvbmc1r57hr@4ax.com...
>> Need a dentist in Suburban Maryland, outside DC, who is associated
>> with Optimum Choice or United Concordia.
>>
>> The guy I see now runs ones of those "fast food" dental offices where
>> the hygenist cleans your tooth, and then he gives the teeth a
>> 10-second look, then rushes to his next patient.  Would like to find a
>> dentist who spends a little time with his patients.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Steve O.
>