rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

I never said anything about starting a company. You're simply advocating a different way to say the same thing without supplying any useful information other than the obvious.
I've concluded continuing this conversation would be an ongoing exercise in futility. You appear to have no intension of being objective. What you say is all that matters and no amount of explanation or logic on my part will be considered. Also, it appears you can't even accept what I've said at face value. Case in Point, I said I have an appointment with an oral surgeon and you said, good luck at the dentist. Thank you for the sentiment, much appriciated but, I didn't say dentist. The degree designation suffixes after the doctors name are DDS and MD not DMD. The doctor is an oral surgeon and we were setting up appointments for oral surgery, not getting a cavity filled.
Thank you for the conversation, that's why I'm here; not really to learn anything although it happens from time to time. For me, it's pretty much about the conversation. After all, what is social media about anyway... Until the next conversation, enjoy life and photography as best as you possibly can. It is fun, isn't it...! By the way, we made it to page 24, not that it matters or means anything, other than it must have been a decent conversation.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Not sure what you mean about "not supplying any useful info other than the obvious" … when you wrote we needed another term, other than APS-C - for defining "crop" cameras - I phrased a Topic Post about finding an alternate term - going on, two weeks ago, now. When none came up, I decided to come up with one, myself. DXI - seemed very appropriate, as most of us are already familiar with the DX term, and adding the suffix "I" for ALL-INCLUSIVE - made the most sense to me. So, I followed up with another Topic Post last week - declaring the winner was DXI. As the post progressed, onto over a dozen pages, with assaults and name-calling, gradually extending into the extreme, and vulgar - I finally decided not to follow my OWN Topic Post anymore - which, I believe - is the first time, I've ever done so.

As far as Dentistry, etc. Recently, I discovered my own local dentist here in town, was not "IN-NETWORK" - whatever-the-hell that means. So, in order to be covered under my new Medicare Advantage plan - requested they recommend a nearby Dentist - who WAS covered, under my plan. They gave me the name and address and phone number of a group in the closest city - comprised of a number of health care professionals - including a number of dentists, a periodontist, and an oral care surgeon. Since the dentist before the last one, had recommended I go for gum surgery (to a periodontist) I naturally extended that.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

In network means the practicioners have all agreed to a standardized set of treatment and payment plans acceptable to the insurer. For instance, I have guardian dental and all doctors in that network accept what guardian says they will pay for a certain procedure. Out of network means the doctor may and probably will accept the insurance but anything not covered by the insurance is out of pocket. What I'm having done is mostly out of pocket. I was accidentally smacked in the face with the D handle of a hand truck resulting in around 80% of my teeth being cracked or broken. I'm getting implants installed to anchor full dentures. Yeah, all new teeth and they won't accidentally come out. Big bucks... Boo...!

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Yes, and so I asked my old dentist, why they weren't "In-Network" and they told me, it wasn't worth it, to them! So, had to find another. … Gee! … That must have hurt, R. So, how many implants are you actually having, then? … My far back tooth on the upper left, cracked, many years ago. After the remnants were taken out - it was decided by an implant specialist, and then, concurred on, by no less than FOUR dentists, it wasn't feasible to replace it. The tooth just in front of it, is also fragile, and it was determined messing with that area - would just leave THAT tooth, in a more precarious state. So, no implant for me!

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

I already have 1 implant; I lost a tooth in a dirt bike accident years ago, it was replaced with an implant. The procedure is a bit less expensive today but still not cheap and most insurance plans don't cover them. I will get 4 upper implant anchor points and 3 lower, 4 total lower including the existing implant. The permanent dentures will be screwed into the implant anchor points and will only need to come out every other year for a comprehensive cleaning.
Yes, it hurt a whole lot when the hand truck handle struck me in the face. Lots of blood and colorful language.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Yes, I know! … About the same price as a Root Canal - done on a Molar, rather than a Bicuspid. The former costs around $2500. The latter, only around $900 - BIG difference. I've had several done on the LHS - both top and bottom. The first one I engaged in, back in the 80s - was never completed, as I couldn't come up with the balance - so, it had to be extricated. The next one - also suffered some damage. Eventually, that one came out, too, and my NEW dentist (at the time - retired, now) made me a four-tooth bridge - anchored on the two good ones, and covering the two-tooth gap. It's permanent - cost about nine grand, all told - and requires meticulous cleaning procedures, underneath. On Thursday past, just completed Deep Clean, Part II - which combined a recommended quad quadrant cleaning from the hygienist - which turned into a Dual-Part Cleaning (left top/left bottom, right top/right bottom) as the $1000 insurance allocated from the Medicare Advantage Plan - had already been eaten up by the checkup and regular cleaning, and the subsequent visit to the Periodontist - whom I now have to revisit in June. A thousand bucks - isn't much, when it comes to dentistry. Each visit costs around $250 per. So glad, it's all but over, now. Of course, I will have to return for regular maintenance in a few months - but, if I do it - that will have to come out of my own pocket, unless I can get the Insurance Co. to modify their coverage.