Hi Karan's Mum,Karan's Mum wrote: Its scary how much you guys paid for your braces. You must be really rich or something. How come extractions cost a thousand dollar?? Here it cost 18 euro per teeth, if its a difficult one then it'll be like 50 euro. The dentists there must be really rich.
Nope, we're not rich (well, I'm not rich anyway). That's why many orthodontic practices offer financing options. They wouldn't have nearly enough business if they didn't.
In the US, most people do not have a government sponsored health/dental insurance. Usually, people who have insurance get it through their employers. What this means is, if you're not employed, not married or a dependent to someone who is employed, or if your employer doesn't offer health care insurance, you often go without.
After I graduated from college, I was no longer eligible for health insurance on my mother's plan. The cheapest plan was $600 for 6 months of coverage. That didn't even include dental coverage, much less braces.
Your question as to why things cost so much is something that many Americans ask on a daily basis. In general, we don't know why any individual procedure costs so much. Health care is not like a restaurant where prices are posted. Since this topic can become very heated, very quickly, I'll just stop here. : o )
The cost of health care is a HUGE issue right now, and it's one of the main topics in the upcoming presidential election.