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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
Why not just pay the $42 for the fluoride at your dentist / hygienist separately so your claim doesn't get rejected?
You probably don't want to be applying it yourself lest you use it too much. It's particularly a concern if you have kids, since forming teeth are susceptible to dental fluorosis.
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It's only the $42 portion that gets rejected. It seems like a pretty expensive cost, especially when its foam stuff they just put in two trays and leave you there for 2 minutes. My assumption is the whole bottle of foam probably costs about the same and would be good for lots of applications (maybe pointless if the stuff expires though)
With that said, i think our dentist is likely on the high end of charging. Like i said, it use to be a bit of an eye raiser at $20, but $42, seems pretty high. Just to put it in perspective, my family is paying about $500/yr for fluoride (12 applications) - the insurance pays the kids portion so obviously not my actual cost; but if we were paying for everyone out of pocket a pretty substantial number, when perhaps one $40 bottle might cover those same applications.