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Man denied dental coverage under national plan says insurer 'playing games' with Canadians (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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[–] 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

My wife had a tooth that needed pulling years ago. We were young and broke and had no insurance. We went to a dentist, explained that, and he charged us $30 for pulling the tooth. If we had insurance, the amount would have been over $400. This was in Canada around 1990. Also, "referrals" are a big money maker for the medical and dental industry.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago*

    For anyone in a similar situation - If you don't think you'll be able to get it covered even with this dental plan option, if it is actively a problem and needs pulling, you can get it done at the hospital for free. They won't do it for preventative reasons though like a wisdom tooth that will cause problems over the next couple years, it needs to be a problem right now causing issues.

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