That is indeed weird. Hasn't the orthodontist or the surgeon spoken to you about refunds relating to orthodontic treatment? The first thing my orthodontist told me when I went to her for a consultation was that if I chose to go ahead with the treatment everything would be free. She said that for dental treatment that involves orthognathic surgery you automatically get a 100% refund. We filled out a form together in which we requested such a refund, and a few months later it was approved.Hmm that is wierd. My surgery was done for medical reasons, and I still had to pay the patient's charge(egenandel?). Same goes for the ortho. Although my brace-stuff is beeing done at a private clinic so that is perhaps why the government did not cover that. Anyway, Im done with the surgery, paied for it, I still have food, so Im happy![]()
How Much Was Your Surgery???
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That is nice info KeyserSoze, because I also filled out a form for the treatment. The only thing is that I had to go through with this prosedure the year I truned 19 at the latest if I was to get it covered by the government. Still I keep paying approx 100USD for the ortho treatment almost every month. I have appointment with my ortho on friday, so Ill have to ask him.
LOL, the last bill I got for my ortho covered the surgical hooks, and I had to pay 50USD a peace, and I have like 14 or something of them. Ill ask if Ill get my money back when he takes them out![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
LOL, the last bill I got for my ortho covered the surgical hooks, and I had to pay 50USD a peace, and I have like 14 or something of them. Ill ask if Ill get my money back when he takes them out
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No, not exactly. I am a Canadian without private insurance and I am paying the full cost of my orthodontics and my surgeon's fee for the surgery. The surgeon's fee was $7000 CDN. I did not have to pay for any hospital fees, anesthesia, etc. That part is free. I believe I have to pay the surgeon because my surgery was not medically necessary. If I had a broken leg, heart attack, etc I would certainly get free care. We have to pay for certain things, like prescription drugs, dental check-ups, and braces if we want them. Some people have insurance (usually through their employer) that pays for some costs, but I don't.
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