Dentistry what is it coming to?

Posted on 2007-04-27

Hello Ladies and Gents.

 

  Today I am a might bit disturbed about something that happened in my boyfriends life. 

I should start out by saying he recently lost his job due to a shoulder injury. 

 Being that he had lost his job he also lost his health benefits more to the point his dental benefits.  Now he had been having work done on his teeth and all that he needed  was the filing and a cap completed.

  He had informed the dental office that he had lost his job and was low on funds.  The dentist gave him some paperwork to show proof that he had not been working told him to fill this out and have someone sign it to verify the info (that would be me) so they could help him pay for the fill and cap. 

 He got on this right away in-between looking for suitable work that wouldn't hurt his shoulder further.  This man is a hard working man, he pays his taxes and keeps out of trouble and at this point feels hopeful to get his dental work finished. 

Hold on Dear reader this is the disturbing part. 

My love returns to the office with paperwork in hand filled out and feeling pretty good about life and the world in general.  He hands over the paperwork to the dentist and is then abruptly  taken to the back office where he is now informed that he has to pay today's visit in full!  Looking shocked he reminds them of the paperwork they asked him to fill out.

They tell him he does not qualify.  However if he was a transient or drug addicted or a single mom he would get all the work done he needed.    

    Hello What!  Does this make sense to you gentle reader?

 Don't get me wrong.  Single moms need all the help they can get that is just circumstances. Homeless people need help unless they choose to be homeless but who chooses that?  

 Drug addicts?!!  If someone is a meth addict would they still get new teeth?  That would be throwing good money after bad.  They would just mess them up all over again.  This is my disturbing thought.

People who really try to do the right thing, work hard and keep clean are punished. People who don't are rewarded. 

This is indeed a sad state of affairs.

                  Let me hear your thoughts on this matter.  Maybe it is just me that it bothers.  I am betting not.


Barnabus | (2007-04-27)
You're right!! The working man pays the taxes, does all that needs to be done, but is totally left out...even at retirement!! He's left on his own! Think I'll do a piece on that Government Rip!!


Hardcore_Pyro | (2007-04-27)
Long time reader first time caller.......Where you been? Good to see you back in space. Dentists...Aaarrggghhhhhh!


Mary | (2007-04-27)
Welcome to the good old USA standard of living, this is absolutly the way it is, my mom was widowed with 11 children at home it took me over a year to finally get her SS benefits, and I wrote the governor to get on it. It sucks that we have to beg when we the working class pay all the friggin taxes for nothing. I have been off work because of complex medical problems, I filed for disability benefits in early Jan and still havent heard anything, my huband and I have watched our savings go completly down to nothing since I have been off of work in Sept of 06.


Doe | (2007-04-27)
I believe this the syndrome known as "falling through the cracks" and it sucks! Been there done that. It's a very sad state of affairs when a hard working person can't get the help they need or when senior citizens have to choose between groceries and medicine. I wish you BF lots of luck in finding a job and a good and caring dentist.

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