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kingplaya4
Joined: 14 May 2006
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:01 pm Post subject: 700,000 won for cleaning and five fillings? |
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Still in the US and I decided I didn't want to chance losing some teeth to get a better deal, just curious how this compares to what I would've paid in Korea. (They were composite fillings, not metal.) |
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Dan The Chainsawman

Joined: 05 May 2005
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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prolly not that much here. |
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desultude

Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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Your question is a bit confusing. Do you mean $700 U.S.?
I found a great dentist here, and the cost is much cheaper than the U.S. Most of my work has been covered by the health plan here. |
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kingplaya4
Joined: 14 May 2006
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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Yep $700 usd, figured it would be easy to convert to won in case Canadians or others were responding. Oh well, guess I got screwed. And it hurt like a bitch! Shouldn't they have paid me to get them? |
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desultude

Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Location: Dangling my toes in the Persian Gulf
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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kingplaya4 wrote: |
Yep $700 usd, figured it would be easy to convert to won in case Canadians or others were responding. Oh well, guess I got screwed. And it hurt like a *beep*! Shouldn't they have paid me to get them? |
Naw, it is cheap here, but I wasn't paid for the root canal and crown I got last month!  |
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Grotto

Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:14 am Post subject: |
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cleaning and one filling cost me about 4,000 won |
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tzechuk

Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:23 am Post subject: |
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It depends on the kind of material you use.
They may want to use GOLD filling here.. in which case, it'll cost you.
Grotto might have had a dentist who used the cheapest material - i.e. the silver metal thingy that looks gross in the mouth. That's cheap and is covered by the health insurance.
If you want ceramic, then it can be anything between 30,000 to 70,000 won a tooth.
The thing is that in Korea, they don't charge you for cleaning, especially if you are having other works done. They just do it as part of the overall service. In the US, they probably charge you extra for it.
All in all, though, I'd say you've probably paid at least 50% more than what you've had to pay here in Korea. |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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Tzechuk is right. Silver fillings are the only ones covered by insurance. Ceramic work is pretty good here. Depends on the size of the hole but usually around 100,000 as I've been getting my silver replaced over the years.
Anybody done veneers here? There's that Osteem commercial that I've seen on TV.
I find YE clinics here a little expensive here for cosmetic dentistry. |
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SeniorEnglish

Joined: 18 Jun 2006
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 5:41 am Post subject: |
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I got a gold crown last year for 350,000. It depends on the fit. 300=good 350=best, 400=perfect. My gold filling was only 100,000. Insurance usually doesn't cover cleaning. For 50,000 you can get an excellent cleaning. |
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Horangi Munshin

Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Location: Busan
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Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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SeniorEnglish wrote: |
For 50,000 you can get an excellent cleaning. |
Yep it cost me exactly that for a cleaning. The guy was sorry he had to charge me so much, it took him quite awhile getting all the tartar off. |
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dogshed

Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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tzechuk wrote: |
If you want ceramic, then it can be anything between 30,000 to 70,000 won a tooth.
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Do you mean composite? Here in the US I got one filling with a UV activated composite. I don't like the idea of mercury in my mouth. -Jeff |
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Boodleheimer

Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Location: working undercover for the Man
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Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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how many fillings??? do you brush your teeth with syrup? |
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Speakerz
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:14 am Post subject: |
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Grotto wrote: |
cleaning and one filling cost me about 4,000 won |
Where did you go? |
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mole

Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Act III
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:28 am Post subject: |
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I'm not good at cutting/quoting/pasting, so this is ugly, but I do have some experience here.
I take care of my teeth, but after 2 teen years of full metal-mouth braces that were impossible
to clean, it's a losing battle.
I got my first gold crown in US for $450. My second was in Korea, for about 300,000 won.
It never fit right, and I'm sure it will eventually have to be replaced.
Next, a Korean dentist assured me he would personally make the crown, and it's perfect. Also about 300,000 won.
More recently, I hooked up with a dentist as my student. I had also taught his wife and daughter over the previous year.
He gave me a gold crown, cleanings, scalings, and other minor work I'm sure for less than half the going rate.
Insurance likely won't cover much, but networking is cool.
The gold is surely not a fashion statement. I tend to grind my teeth, and it was decided I'd probably break porcelain/ceramic/composite crowns. |
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Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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Dan The Chainsawman wrote: |
prolly not that much here. |
Good to know that you do not shy away from "going local."
Respectfully,
www.icebergradio.com |
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