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LabRat · 07-12-2006, 10:14 AM

I missed the bill post. Nice, 10 days to come up with $600. Lordy. Make sure they don't charge you for missing your 'scheduled' appointment. Some places around here have started doing that.

My old dentist in Iowa City, Therese Ryan DDS, was going to charge me $50 because I called on tues to reschedule my wed appointment. "It was less than 24 hours notice." I told them forget it, I am not paying a fee (that I was never informed of in the couple years I was a patient). They agreed to wave the fee, but couldn't see me for 2 more months. Bah. My daughter needed her first dentist appointment so I decided to go to my husbands in Cedar Rapids. They could get us both in in 2 weeks. As a new patient, they needed my old info or they would have to take new X-rays. Since I just had the whole lot done at my last appointment at Dr. Ryan's, I called to pick up the stuff (to save time and $$ of having them redone) and fill out a release form.

After filling out the release, the sec told me I could pay the $25 fee (that I was not told about when I asked to have the stuff ready for me) by check or cash. WHAT??!! I again told her to stuff it and walked out. Turns out my insurance has no limitations on the number of times I can get X-rays so I had the new place do them again. The new place was totally digital, and I got to see the images instantly. It rocked.

The best part? A co-worker who goes to Dr. Ryan is moving and picked up his stuff with no fees esterday. Bitch was just charging me.

Therese Ryan DDS sucks ass.

Oh yeah, the new doc found that one of the fillings she had done for me less than 2 years prior had cracked and already had more decay under it.

07-12-2006, 10:14 AM	#57
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	I missed the bill post. Nice, 10 days to come up with $600. Lordy. Make sure they don't charge you for missing your 'scheduled' appointment. Some places around here have started doing that. My old dentist in Iowa City, Therese Ryan DDS, was going to charge me $50 because I called on tues to reschedule my wed appointment. "It was less than 24 hours notice." I told them forget it, I am not paying a fee (that I was never informed of in the couple years I was a patient). They agreed to wave the fee, but couldn't see me for 2 more months. Bah. My daughter needed her first dentist appointment so I decided to go to my husbands in Cedar Rapids. They could get us both in in 2 weeks. As a new patient, they needed my old info or they would have to take new X-rays. Since I just had the whole lot done at my last appointment at Dr. Ryan's, I called to pick up the stuff (to save time and $$ of having them redone) and fill out a release form. After filling out the release, the sec told me I could pay the $25 fee (that I was not told about when I asked to have the stuff ready for me) by check or cash. WHAT??!! I again told her to stuff it and walked out. Turns out my insurance has no limitations on the number of times I can get X-rays so I had the new place do them again. The new place was totally digital, and I got to see the images instantly. It rocked. The best part? A co-worker who goes to Dr. Ryan is moving and picked up his stuff with no fees esterday. Bitch was just charging me. Therese Ryan DDS sucks ass. Oh yeah, the new doc found that one of the fillings she had done for me less than 2 years prior had cracked and already had more decay under it. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within. Last edited by LabRat; 07-12-2006 at 10:19 AM.