Re: gas

In article <h97eo1tfv4pifeme0pdsub6n97jatj8mae@xxxxxxx>, Ben Kaufman says...

>Don't forget that a cleaning requires very little preparation, very little
>risk, probably under $5 worth of supplies and does not have to be performed by
>a dentist. On the other hand, the supplies required to do a root canal and
>crown cost significantly more, the incident of complications (most of which are
>handled at no additional fee) are higher and the level of work is more
>demanding. For the last point, you don't need a dentist to clean your teeth,
>that's the job of a hygienist. So even if your dentist cleans your teeth he
>probably charges based upon the cost of hygienist pay scale.

Also note that typically (at least at my dentist's office) the filling
or root canal is more like a surgical procedure and there is a second
person standing by to act as an assistant. The cost of the work
would then include *two* salaries, not one like a cleaning. The
assistant probably makes a tad less than the hygenist, the doctor
obviously much more. Given the rule that labor costs are typcially
about half of any job anywhere, one would expect the appointment
to cost at *least* double. Then include the materials costs as
you say....

Jim


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