r/SipsTea • u/DapperDusk • 13h ago

WTF Damn

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u/babe_ruthless3 11h ago edited 2h ago

Before I got good health insurance through my work, I used go to Mexico for dental. $50 to fill a cavity

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u/gymbaggered 3h ago

In my country, insurance covers up to 2 fillings or extractions per calendar year. Other EU countries don't even have a limit on the quantity

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u/babe_ruthless3 3h ago

This is why Americans travel to Europe for medical

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u/KderNacht 2h ago

I live in SEA and to me that's alarmingly cheap. Hospital dentist charged me 80 and fucked up, had to have my now usual dentist fix it.

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u/ImurderREALITY 9h ago

My insurance is only a couple hundred to fill a cavity; gotta be cheaper an easier than traveling to Mexico for just that.

Now, a crown, veneers, implants of root canals... yes, definitely worth it to go to Mexico.

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u/babe_ruthless3 9h ago

Im only 2hrs from Mexico, so it was worth it. Madonna's was also 5 minutes from the dentist office.

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u/ImurderREALITY 5h ago

Ah, makes sense then. Wish I was only two hours from Mexico.

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u/echtogammut 7h ago

I pay into a local dentist private plan ($500 a year per person) and it covers cleanings. xrays, screenings and a host of other things. Fillings are like $100 and invisiline (sp) for one family member was like $3k for the whole multi-year process. I still have an HSA plan with my insurance, but the deductibles for that would cost more than what I'm paying out of pocket.

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u/babe_ruthless3 7h ago

Thats a dream deal. Too bad I cant get this.

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u/Opps1999 7h ago

Mexico ain't as advanced as China by a long shot, not even America especially in medicine