"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 01:51:43 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:


I'm just reporting what I heard on another forum...and it sounded a
little
far-fetched to me.


Well, I must admit.... that certainly isn't out of character for
you.....

Read again, Gene. I didn't state it so "matter-of-factly" as you
imply.
Instead, I asked if anybody else heard that they require a 100-hour
service
that may cost $1000.




Hell, that's just the cost of one filling, right?

A crown, buildup, emergency exam fee, and an x-ray would push you over
by
$5.






Hehehehe. What a rip.

Can't argue with you there. However, a dental practice operates at
approximately a $250/hr. overhead. Add in the lab bill, and the margin
isn't as high as you'd expect. Of course, a crown is certainly more
profitable than a filling. Many times, a filling can take so much time that
we actually *lose* money on 'em. The little bottle of bonding adhesive for
the fillings, if sold by the gallon, would cost more than $80,000 per
gallon. The old days of jamming a nickel's worth of mercury/silver amalgam
into the tooth have long passed.