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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 06:41 AM Original message |
My wife called me from her dentist last year |
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FormerDittoHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 06:44 AM Response to Original message |
1. Sometimes, couples like to make major financial decisions together? |
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midlife_mo_Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
43. I'd have to know more before I decided the dentist was sexist |
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FormerDittoHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:37 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Exactly. Personally, I would expect a dentist to make the same comment to me about calling my wife. |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
63. my dentist has no idea whether I'm married |
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midlife_mo_Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #63 |
76. My dentist treats our whole family |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
87. Yeah, but then you say: "would you like some time to think about this?" |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 06:45 AM Response to Original message |
2. Was the dentist concerned about the cost? |
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NotGivingUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
3. That's disgusting....like she's a child or something. |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
4. Last year... |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:12 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. This year |
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flordehinojos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. so magnificently compassionate on your part since you will end up with their house, |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:44 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Nice post... |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:17 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Many of us here realize that it isn't the health-care PROVIDERS who are the problem. |
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drbtg1 (932 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:23 AM Response to Reply #20 |
35. Thanks, but many here treat dentists like they're on Karl Rove's speed dial |
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flordehinojos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
41. i don't know what life dentists envision ... |
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drbtg1 (932 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 10:55 AM Response to Reply #41 |
46. And the name of "a dentist" who has all this is? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:13 PM Response to Reply #41 |
50. Deleted message |
flordehinojos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. it seems like you also don't know what |
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wakemeupwhenitsover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:13 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. PCIntern has posted many times about the amount he |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #58 |
75. No one's arguing with you... |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:05 PM Response to Reply #41 |
57. I have two dentists that are close friends |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:36 PM Response to Reply #41 |
71. That is simply ridiculously unfair. |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 06:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
85. You seem enlightened. If you please... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:14 AM Response to Reply #7 |
19. What a bunch of crap. NT |
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flordehinojos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:52 AM Response to Reply #19 |
42. are you a dentist too? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 11:56 AM Response to Reply #42 |
47. No, not at all. |
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midlife_mo_Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 03:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
78. So, I suppose we should have an income CAP for democrats? |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
88. So, dentists and doctors should all work for free? |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:37 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. That's perfectly reasonable. n/t |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:35 AM Response to Reply #4 |
26. Why do dentists charge so damn much? |
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drbtg1 (932 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:03 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. By far, the biggest expense in my dental office is... |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:12 PM Response to Reply #31 |
49. I notice you failed to answer the question |
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Big Blue Marble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. Oh good another beat up on dentists thread! |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
62. Do you have any idea how much |
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drbtg1 (932 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #49 |
83. I notice you failed to see the truth |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:16 PM Response to Reply #49 |
89. "I suspect" "I have been told" |
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shimmergal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #26 |
56. It's the existence of dental insurance |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 06:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
86. Mercury is expensive! And safe too! |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:10 AM Response to Reply #4 |
33. That's what struck me also. |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
6. I don't get it. Is the husband going to say, "No, don't get your teeth fixed." |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Possibly yes. |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:42 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Yeah, you're right. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
81. Great point |
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razzleberry (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:35 AM Response to Original message |
8. cosmetic work, or really needed? |
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distantearlywarning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
13. My husband and I both discuss expensive things with one another before doing them |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
14. I'm a dentist as some of you know from other threads |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:12 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I have a cousin who is a dentist... |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:14 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I thank you for your good work |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:36 AM Response to Reply #18 |
27. That's so nice... |
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qdemn7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:19 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. One of the problems with the Dental Industry as a whole |
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drbtg1 (932 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:39 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. "One of the problems with the Dental Industry"??? |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:13 AM Response to Reply #28 |
34. "I could cut my fees by an easy 50% if I didn't have to deal with insurance." |
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drbtg1 (932 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:26 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. See post #31 |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
59. I have a great dentist. I was lucky enough to have dental |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
67. $10,000 for dental work |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
15. I would have looked at the dentist as if he/she was nuts. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
17. Not enough detail. Might be perfectly reasonable, or not. Many couples discuss major |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:26 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. i would certainly talk to my wife about it... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:29 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Maybe - but I don't know what exactly was said by either party in the conversation. |
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Annces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
22. Dentists don't take an equality vow |
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DemGa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
25. This "discuss financial issues" angle doesn't make sense to me |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:44 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Again, |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 08:49 AM Response to Reply #25 |
30. When I was given a treatment plan it wasn't a "do it or not" scenario. It covered |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:09 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. "Two Americas" indeed! |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:46 AM Response to Reply #25 |
40. Um, the work I need done on my teeth will cost around $5,000 -- not everyone |
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CT_Progressive (889 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
36. "I bet if that had been me in that dentists chair..." How much you wanna bet? |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
38. Ever since 9-11, my wife calls me from the dentist's chair. |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:17 PM Response to Reply #38 |
51. *LOLOLOLOL!!* |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
39. Dental work is extremely expensive -- |
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Democrat 4 Ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 09:56 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. At the risk of sounding very un-PC - maybe it was a cultural thing. |
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Katherine Brengle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:06 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. "Cultural thing" doesn't mean "acceptable behavior" however. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
52. A lot of men also would not make a large purchase before |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:22 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. ...or in my case |
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wakemeupwhenitsover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. I'm pretty dental phobic. Luckily I hit the good teeth gene pool, |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 03:29 PM Response to Reply #53 |
77. That is the point -- there are better ways to phrase it. |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
60. If my husband had been in the chair and going to get possibly |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
64. At the dentist office they asked me for my wife's work phone number |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 01:44 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. that's fine... |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:03 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. You seem to not like adult human beings having rights do you? |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 03:37 PM Response to Reply #66 |
79. Hey, pal... |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
68. When the price of a dental payment plan reaches the car payment level, spouses should confer... |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:16 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. i had a major dental restoration done about 6 years ago, yup it cost about the |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:33 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. It may have had something to do with dental insurance carried by the spouse... |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:38 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. probably, i had my dental insurance and i also had dental insurance from my husbands |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 07:18 PM Response to Reply #68 |
90. Some spouses. That expense level surely differs from couple to couple |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
73. Here in Louisiana until about a decade ago women (spouses) could not make financial decisions for |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
74. What the hell is with this "beat up on the dentists" bullshit??? |
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PCIntern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-08-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #74 |
80. I don't mind in the least... |
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