Children and Dental

[Wcalmt1 34]

I'm not sure where to put this my wife is wanting to get Braces for Our(her) daughters.  is it possible to have them put on in Russia, and follow-up here?  I know I will be adding them to My insurance once they arrive.  I am just not sure what will happen if they already have them from another country.

[Verrou 1,962]

better do it in the states ( the braces)

most doctors (odontologists) dont want to continue the work of other doctor. 

i had braces few years back, luckily i always sticked with the same doctor, but my doctor told me she wont want to continue caring other's doctor job because of every doctor have different approach of treating patient

that's my 2 cents.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Most dentists will not want to continue work started by someone else.  If something goes wrong, the new dentist would be responsible and could be sued.  That dentist is more likely to remove the original braces and start over rather than continue someone else's work.  

Better to do everything with one dentist.  

[Ryan H 3,819]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to Moving to the US and Your New Life In America forum.

[Allovertheworld 355]

5 hours ago, aaron2020 said:

Most dentists will not want to continue work started by someone else.  If something goes wrong, the new dentist would be responsible and could be sued.  That dentist is more likely to remove the original braces and start over rather than continue someone else's work.  

Better to do everything with one dentist.  

In USA we use orthodontist for braces, not dentist.

[Allovertheworld 355]

6 hours ago, Wcalmt1 said:

I'm not sure where to put this my wife is wanting to get Braces for Our(her) daughters.  is it possible to have them put on in Russia, and follow-up here?  I know I will be adding them to My insurance once they arrive.  I am just not sure what will happen if they already have them from another country.

Shouldn't be a problem.

 

I slapped some braces on my gf back when she was living in Philippines, price was very cheap over there.  Once she got to the USA I asked my dentist for a recommendation of a good ortho and took here there and they took over her care. 

 

She had braces on about one more year in the USA and her teeth came out looking fantastic, she wore them for about 2 years.

[Prizm123 1,086]

most dental insurance will not cover work related to services done prior to becoming eligible on that policy also.

this is a separate issue from the dentists not wanting to continue the work

[Allovertheworld 355]

5 hours ago, Prizm123 said:

most dental insurance will not cover work related to services done prior to becoming eligible on that policy also.

this is a separate issue from the dentists not wanting to continue the work

Braces are pretty cheap, we just paid out of pocket. 

 

Never had medical/dental insurance until my gf got here and finally got insurance thru her job

 

We never went to a dentist for braces, we used an orthodontist.  

[Cathi 5,782]

I've been a dental hygienist in the same practice since 1987, this is not true. People move all the time and we've see patients from all over the country and world.

 

As far as dental insurance goes, no, a US dental insurance company will not cover braces started in a different country. For braces to be covered, a prior authorization needs to be sent to the insurance company PRIOR to the orthodontics being placed. And as an FYI, most insurance companies only cover anywhere from $1000-$1500 of orthodontics and the average cost(at least in the Northeast) is about $7000-$8000 - sometimes more. That doesn't include any extractions needed prior to having orthodontics placed.

Edited November 22, 2020 by Cathi

[Allovertheworld 355]

I put some braces on a friend couple years ago in Philppines, total cost $600 and I prepaid upfront for any adjustments,etc.  She had to have a couple of Wisdon teeth extracted that run another $100.  She is getting close to 3 years now of wearing them, I guess they will come off one day.