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Long Island woman charged with allegedly practicing unlicensed dentistry out of apartment kitchen (abc7ny.com)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Lisa needs braces.

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[–] ShareMySims 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Can we please stop pretending America is the only country getting fucked by capitalism? Most countries with "socialised" healthcare don't cover dental, or do to a very poor level.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

Many European countries do.

I went to the dentist a few days ago and didn't even have to pay for a check up because they are linked with my insurance. I'll be getting 2 cavities filled, for which I will pay around €20 I'm guessing. It's all part of my healthcare of €27/month. (I have the more expensive variant).

I also pay €15/month for a hospital care plan, where I get most day stays and required overnight stays for free. I don't know how much my cost after insurance will be for longer stays but it will probably be manageable. Recently I had 2 teeth pulled and they had to use full anesthesia. The total cost was €400 of which my insurance paid me back €330. There was a €30 cost for a band to hold the ice which was optional but they forgot to mention me.

It really DOES NOT have to be hard to get decent healthcare.

There are more countries that do not cover dental, but most "1st world socialized" countries do.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Dental is covered here in Japan. Just pay 30%. Only cost about ¥20,000 to have a root canal and crown done (over a series of appointments). A wisdom tooth extraction at a major hospital cost about ¥7,000.

The one downside is that insurance only covers 30 mins of time with the dentist per appointment, so dental assistants do most of the prep etc, as the dentist hovers between several patients.

As a result, the work is spread over several appointments, whereas in my home country it would be done in just one or two. But that also spreads the cost over more time, so win win as far as I’m concerned.

I wonder what dental is like in other countries with socialised healthcare? I’d love to get some more details from you if you have experience.