Re: on!! Question re insurance

[Guest guest]

Now my insurance company said they'd cover it under my 1500 max a

year dental allotment so if I wait until Jan 01 they will cover it

but any cleanings, fillings after that will be out of pocket.

So do tell on!

Shiloh

> > > > Hi, yes he did my surgery (upper/lower/genio in Aug 2002) as

> well as

> > > > on's here. My friend had her surgery done by

him as

> well

> > > > recently, and there have been a few others here (you can

also try

> > > > looking up posts from jeffreyaguinaldo around Jan 2003, I

think).

> > > > Shiloh who recently returned to the sites here is booked to

have

> him

> > > > do her surgery as well next year.

> > > >

> > > > My surgery went well, and I had an easy and speedy recovery

(I

> did do

> > > > some alternative treatments though, including homeopathy, MLD

> therapy

> > > > as well as surgical support cassette tapes)- I posted about

my

> > > > surgery experience on the geocities site I set up, just look

under

> > > > PERSONAL SURGERY EXPERIENCES) at

> > > > http://www.geocities.com/orthognathicinfo/

> > > >

> > > > The orthognathic surgery itself is covered under OHIP (call

their

> > > > tollfree number to check, I don't think it's been de-listed

but

> that

> > > > was a fear of mine a couple of years ago), but his fees for

the

> > > > consultation and out-of-hospital care (visits pre & post-op)

are

> not.

> > > > He charged me CAD 1,200 but I think it's up to 1,500 now.

That's

> not

> > > > a lot considering everything else is covered. Now on

got his

> > > > covered by his insurer, but I'm not sure how or who.

> > > >

> > > > He is one of the best surgeons in Ontario if not Canada.

Even his

> > > > colleagues speak of him with high regard. He's a lean, mean

cutting

> > > > machine! You've met him, and you know he is a very quiet,

gentle,

> > > > unassuming man. Let's just say that I would let him break my

jaw

> any

> > > > day (provided they needed breaking, of course).

> > > >

> > > > I had no complications post-op, every time I went to see

him, he

> > > > looked inside my mouth and said " looks great " , and then

> proceeded to

> > > > patiently answer every last question I had. By the time he

gave me

> > > > the pre-op spiel on what he was going to do, I already knew

> about it

> > > > from these sites. I remember one visit I had about 20

questions (I

> > > > think that was the final pre-op visit), then 10 the next

visit,

> then

> > > > 6, etc.

> > > >

> > > > My ortho only works with one surgeon, he considers Tocchio

the

> best,

> > > > if he had to have the procedure done, that's who he says he

would

> > > > want. He says he's a real cool head in the OR, and that's

just what

> > > > you want, plus someone who does a lot of these every year.

> > > >

> > > > My friend had him for her wizzie surgery (I had someone

closer to

> > > > where I live, about 10 years ago now), and she said he was

very

> > > > gentle. You'll see, I'm sure things will go well. In some

respects,

> > > > people have said that the orthognathic surgery is easier than

> wisdom

> > > > tooth surgery.

> > > >

> > > > Good luck, follow their office's instructions, and I'm sure

> you'll do

> > > > just fine.

> > > >

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My insurance covered for the x-rays, consultations and a portion of

the jaw surgery. The genio part wasn't covered. The office wrote me

a letter indicating that I had functional problems with my jaw and the

insurance company didn't take issue with it.

Hey, good luck on Wednesday.

on

> Hi on!!

> He is definitely doing my wisdom teeth, it's booked for Wednesday!

> Got a question, did you have the jaw surgery covered by ur insurance

> company?? Did they cover a portion? My company seems to see the

> surgery as cosmetic, and refuse to cover it. Did you have any luck

> with insurance, if so how?

[Guest guest]

Hi Shiloh,

My insurance has allowances for 'regular' dental work and 'surgical'

dental work. So, a portion of the surgery (including xrays +

consultations) was covered by my policy and it didn't affect the

coverage on fillings, dental scaling, etc.

on

> Now my insurance company said they'd cover it under my 1500 max a

> year dental allotment so if I wait until Jan 01 they will cover it

> but any cleanings, fillings after that will be out of pocket.

>

> So do tell on!

> Shiloh--- In

[Guest guest]

Ah I will have to look deeper into ours.

Shiloh

> > Now my insurance company said they'd cover it under my 1500 max

a

> > year dental allotment so if I wait until Jan 01 they will cover

it

> > but any cleanings, fillings after that will be out of pocket.

> >

> > So do tell on!

> > Shiloh--- In

[Guest guest]

Ah I will have to look deeper into ours.

Shiloh

> > Now my insurance company said they'd cover it under my 1500 max

a

> > year dental allotment so if I wait until Jan 01 they will cover

it

> > but any cleanings, fillings after that will be out of pocket.

> >

> > So do tell on!

> > Shiloh--- In

[Guest guest]

Ah I will have to look deeper into ours.

Shiloh

> > Now my insurance company said they'd cover it under my 1500 max

a

> > year dental allotment so if I wait until Jan 01 they will cover

it

> > but any cleanings, fillings after that will be out of pocket.

> >

> > So do tell on!

> > Shiloh--- In