So, Tuesday wasn’t the greatest day for me. I left work early to go to a dentist appointment and took this photo of the Sun-Times destruction site from across the river. When I got to the dentist’s office the receptionist discreetly asked that we settle financial matters first and asked me to pay her $450. Turns out Delta Dental makes patients pay for everything first and then reimburses for whatever they cover in your plan. So, I owed them $200+ from last time and over $200 more for this appointment. That’s what I get for upgrading to our PPO, I guess.
I love my dentist because everyone in the office takes their time and explains everything to you and treats you like a person. The dentist herself called my insurance company and figured out a pre-estimate I’ submitted. The dentist office staff were more than willing to work with me as far as payment and were really trusting of me given I’ve only been a patient of theirs for a little over a month. Still, the unexpected expense was just the icing on a really shit day and I had to excuse myself to the restroom down the hall to let it all out. After a good cry I happily went back in the office, put my iPod headphones on, and got my tooth drilled out.
oh Rachelle, you’ve made your mom cry now too. ~hugs~, I love you, mum
awww. feel better soon!
it’s weird–i’ve been on delta dental for a long time now and i have never had to pay anything up front.
Yeah, I’ve got Delta Dental, too. What I do is charge my dental bills to a credit card I don’t use regularly. The checks from Delta have always arrived before the credit card bill was due.
Great photo. The new view really shows off the IBM building.
Sorry about your experience w/ insurance. What a racket.
Sorry about your grandfather too.
Ouch! Ouch for the $400 and for getting your tooth drilled! I only had a to have one of my teeth drilled, man did that suck.
I don’t have delta dental, but my dentist has the same practice of pay up front, and then they bill insurance which in turn sends me a check. It kinda sucks, but it all goes pretty fast from appointment to check in the mail.
crazy – I went to the dentist yesterday for the first time in over 4 years (Terrible!!!) and was lucky that nothing was wrong. One small cavity that will need to be filled.
sorry things were so crappy – rest assured that it’ll start looking up soon
My company just signed on with DeltaDental. Good to hear someone else’s experience.
Great shot of the IBM buidling, btw. I work near there, I’m surprised I haven’t bumped into you taking pictures of the Sun-Times site.
That’s a great photo of the building behind the demolition site. What building is that?
(beautiful light fluffy snow sticking to all the branches here in NY – it’s a wonderful snowy day)
I went through hell with Delta Dental today.
http://ibarrarin.blogspot.com/2008/03/delta-dental-sucks-big-time.html
Clueless phone reps. Grrrr!
I had to have a tooth pulled today where there was a previous root canal done. My doctor and I agreed that the best treatment was an implant. All said and done it is cosing me about $5000.00 (yes that is thousand) out of pocket. Delta Dental won’t cover any of it. Their coverage is horrible.