afwdwfan
DIS Dad #460
- Joined
- Apr 23, 2010
Today's topic...Braces!!!
OK DS11 has some ortho problems. about 2 years ago he developed an extra tooth (an extra Lateral Incisor) Which caused some crowding in the front...so we had 1 tooth extracted...and a set of braces to correct the issue...problem is that he still had some "baby" teeth so wee knew this was a temporary fix.
Needless to say...we reached the Maximum on the dental for Ortho with that round...well Round 2 comes around...and as luck would have it...we are on the same insurance... so Braces Round 2 is all on us.
$4100
So I guess what I want to rant about is...WHY do Dental plans have LIFETIME Maximums on Ortho??? I mean they get away with people like me who had no need for ortho when I was a kid...DS 16 had only 2 months of InvisAlign...but that was only like $500 (Yes the crooked teeth gene comes from my wife's side...her dad's from up north...Michigan...bunch of crooked tooth...extra toothed mutants. ...)
What good is dental insurance...if they don't pay for anything...Lifetime Maximum...PEANUT BUTTER!!!
Peanut Butterin Beverly!!!
Stupid Metlife...Calling the Red Baron I'm puttin' a hit out on Snoopy.
Insurance is the devil... but unfortunately, you pretty much have to have it. I can't believe the lifetime maximum thing. I'm sure you're still paying the same premium even though they essentially are done covering one of your family members too.
DW works for an orthodontist. She doesn't like her job, but she hasn't found anything else that's any better. Truthfully, I hope she stays until our kids get to the age for braces... free ortho!!!!