Re: gas

On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 09:33:36 -0500, Ben Kaufman
<spaXm-mXe-anXd-paXy-5000-dollars@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 20:00:32 -0900, "Robert Bolton" <robertboltondrop@xxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>
>
>>
>>While I appreciate their overhead, I think the reason they charge $120 for a
>>half hour cleaning but $1200 for a one hour root canal has more to do with free
>>market than overhead. Charge too much for a cleaning and people won't get their
>>teeth cleaned. A root canal on the other hand is typically necessary to relieve
>>the pain associated with an infection. No skipping the dentist when your teeth
>>hurt.
>>
>>I think the same applies to the price of gas. I know it's much more expensive
>>in other parts of the world, but I think the recent price spike was free market,
>>not taxes or overhead.
>>
>>Robert
>>
>
>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.
>
>Ben

And the last root canal I had took a heck of a lot longer than the
time it took to clean my teeth too.
--


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