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Norway doesn't provide dental coverage for anyone over 18. Joel Send a noteboard - 10/09/2010 06:09:32 AM
I've been without dental insurance too, and I've never bitched about how I couldn't force other people to pay for getting my teeth worked on. I saved up the money myself. Or I asked friends and family for a loan. Or went to a cheaper dentist, or one who allowed me to go on a payment plan.

Just remember, soon you'll be able to mooch off the Norwegians, and all will be well :)

Or rather, they don't let adults pay for it through taxes financing a single payer system with far better leverage to negotiate rates with the industry: You have to pay out of pocket as an individual.

I'm going to the dentist MetLife told me to go to when I needed my wisdom teeth out last year (thank goodness the government hasn't taken away my ability to choose my own doctor. ;)) I've asked for what help seems reasonable, but believe it or not, I'm no more a mooch than I'm trying to "force other people to pay for getting my teeth worked on. " People are free to bury their heads as deeply in the sand as they like however great and long standing the harm to the country; that's kinda the problem. We'll be discussing payment plans tomorrow; COBRA will retroactively extend my insurance, but until they spend a month processing the paper work so they can send it to me and I send it back with some money, I have to pay the uninsured rate. The dentist will reimburse me after my insurance is restored because, once again, while there's nothing wrong with the finest medical system on the planet, the people providing the actual CARE trust it so much they want to be paid up front. I'm just superstitious enough not to give examples of how much more horrific things could be, since it's not just DENTAL insurance that I'm losing. At least I know not to pass out and total my car because I was afraid to miss work. Now.

How the job and car hunt coming, btw? Since these are the only circumstances under which we still talk, I guess it's the only chance I'll have to ask, and I do still care; I don't have to agree with someone to care about them. Speaking of which, you really missed out on Skype last night and this morning; you could've giggled at the fellow changing the topic to "Heil Satan" and given me crap for existing when I changed it to something less offensive. Better luck next time, eh? ;)
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17 fillings? Do you ever go to the dentist? *NM* - 09/09/2010 06:26:05 PM 410 Views
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Combined with tea? *NM* - 11/09/2010 05:34:25 PM 424 Views
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Norway doesn't provide dental coverage for anyone over 18. - 10/09/2010 06:09:32 AM 989 Views
~shrugs~ - 10/09/2010 01:48:24 AM 904 Views
Your travel money would certainly have paid for a lot of dentistry. *NM* - 10/09/2010 02:00:09 AM 502 Views
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Oh, honey, I don't blame you for the Norway travel. - 10/09/2010 06:35:10 AM 880 Views
Funny thing is I once would've agreed. - 10/09/2010 08:47:34 AM 994 Views
Boohoo. You made your choices. You prioritized luxuries before dental care. Live with it. - 10/09/2010 04:40:05 PM 1042 Views
Joel opened himself up to this - 10/09/2010 05:22:45 PM 919 Views
But it's all about his personal choices. - 10/09/2010 05:33:42 PM 1024 Views
Yes. - 10/09/2010 06:33:22 PM 1044 Views
Much better put than in my post. What she said. *NM* - 10/09/2010 06:39:27 PM 422 Views
Whatever. Completely ignore my points because you want to hide behind the label "personal choice". - 10/09/2010 11:13:02 PM 864 Views
Ok. - 11/09/2010 07:14:23 AM 886 Views
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*submerges and capsizes your boat* - 11/09/2010 04:35:04 PM 967 Views

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