Reply #3: Health insurance doesn't cover dental work [View All]

[BushOut06]

Even if his mother had been insured, it might not have done much good. Years ago, I had an infected wisdom tooth that was causing me excruciating pain. So much so that I actually briefly contemplated killing myself. The next day I went to the dentist, but because I didn't have DENTAL insurance, and couldn't afford to pay up front, he wouldn't even touch it. He did grudgingly write a prescription for antibiotics, which I was able to get filled with my normal insurance.

This is one thing that I have never been able to understand. Since when did DENTAL insurance become a separate industry? Your mouth is part of your fucking body, why shouldn't it be covered along with everything else? You don't have to get respiratory insurance, heart insurance, dermatology insurance, bone insurance, etc. Even mental health is normally covered under health insurance!