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In reply to the discussion: In America, Dogs Get Dental Implants, Man Can’t Get Infected Tooth Pulled [View all]boppers
(16,588 posts)19. US Plans have their foundation in maintaining the industrial-age workforces.
Most assembly line factory jobs do not require teeth, and the "vision" coverage was usually just a pair of glasses, in the most extreme cases... no lasik, contacts, minor prescription adjustments, etc.
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In America, Dogs Get Dental Implants, Man Can’t Get Infected Tooth Pulled [View all]
McCamy Taylor
Jan 2012
OP
So what! In Afghanistan marines piss on a corpse and MSM goes wild but ignore innocent babies
jody
Jan 2012
#1
Meanwhile, Dentists can't figure out why they aren't filling their appointments.
undeterred
Jan 2012
#4
I just bought dental insurance and it is not all that expensive. It doesn't pay all of the
demosincebirth
Jan 2012
#12
I don't think that will cover people who have preexisting dental issues, though.
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#18
The reason I bought insurance was because I needed a root canal on a tooth that was killing me. The
demosincebirth
Jan 2012
#21
Check at Delta Dental, that's the one I bought. You can check on all the procedures they cover and
demosincebirth
Jan 2012
#25
It's a shame, but that's our society. People go homeless and dogs get dental inplants
demosincebirth
Jan 2012
#14
Never did understand how health insurance plans can get away with providing...
Crankie Avalon
Jan 2012
#13
Insurances will privide you with both of those if you're willing to pay for it.
demosincebirth
Jan 2012
#15
I think it's good that dogs can get dental implants. They need their teeth, too.
Quantess
Jan 2012
#16
Small animal vets will employ most medical procedures and use most drugs available to humans
FarCenter
Jan 2012
#23