• whoisearth@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Where are they charging you 400$ for a cleaning? Edit - did not realize Van area was so goddamn expensive

    Dental care is 100% an issue and it should be universal but a standard cleaning is about 200$ and if you tell the dentist you don’t have insurance more times than not they will drop that number even further.

    Source - I had a cleaning last month and my bill is in front of me.

    200$ -> Three unit of time-Scaling 36$ -> One unit of time-Polishing

    I’m in the GTA. 400$ is either disingenuous and you’re pushing a narrative or your dentist is fucking fleecing you.

    • Flatulent_morse_code@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Vancouver and it’s no where near $400 on average. Now if you haven’t been in a decade and they need like 15 units of scaling, expect to pay more than a person returning twice a year. I paid $67 per kid recently before being covered by a plan.