Price for full braces in Montgomery county...
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Anonymous
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I have an 11 year DD. Had an evaluation for full comprehensive braces and was quoted just under $6000 from an Orthodontist in downtown Bethesda. He was highly recommended to me by a very close friend that I trust. But now home, I am having second thoughts regarding the fees. My insurance has a Lifetime maximum of $2000 for DD and I will be paying the balance in full.
Do this sound like a good price? Should I have tried to negotiate a lower price? Should I have shopped around more? Is getting braces like negotiating for a car? I suddenly feel as though I rushed into it. Should I have shopped around? Any assistance would be great. TIA. |
Anonymous
| This was what we paid for older DD. Insurance paid 1/3. Ex and I split the remaining 1/3. I did a payment plan through credit offered by the orthodontist. I think I paid $200 a month for ten months. |
Anonymous
| ^remaining 2/3. We each paid 1/3. |
Anonymous
That sounds high to me. However your insurance pays quite a bit more than most policies - so you're lucky. |
Anonymous
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What insurance do you have?
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Anonymous
| Feel free to get consults from more than one dr. (in fact if you are feeling pressured by an office to go with them that may not be a good sign). I think we were quoted around 5k. |
Anonymous
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It really depends on what is wrong.
Mine were that price ten years ago, to fix a bite problem. $2000 won't fix a bite. |
Anonymous
| get a second opinion. I had a ortho quote me $5,000 and a second ortho quote me 0. He told me my child might not even need braces. So, keep shopping around. |
Anonymous
| Get more opinions. |
Anonymous
Met Life. |
Anonymous
| Length of treatment matters too. I'll be paying $4,500 for 18 mos of treatment for DD including a retainer at the end. It was more expensive for longer treatment and will be less if they can get it done in 12 or 15 mos. |
Anonymous
Exactly! And if they are too young and get them, they will need a second set which has happened to numerous kids. We saw 4 and received 4 different opinions. Total bunch of BS these orthodocs are. |
Anonymous
| I always figure that every orthodontist will find things at the 5K level....DD's braces and such were 5200 |
Anonymous
| I'm 19:43. Our price included lifetime permanent retainer maintenance. |
Anonymous
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I recently paid $5,000 for 18 months and insurance covered $2,000 of this amount. The fee included lifetime retainer maintenance but not the retainer itself which was about $350 (there are various retainer options that cost more or less than this.) This was in upper Silver Spring.
Do shop around. Our son has near-perfect teeth, yet one popular orthodontist on New Hampshire Avenue wanted to start a 3-year program for $4,000. We had heard other funny stories about this orthodontist. DS' dentist expressed doubt, so we went for a second opinion. The second orthodontist said that DS only needed braces if he were going to pursue a career in movies (actual quote). This ended up being the orthodonist I chose for my own messed-up teeth, the orthodontist I mentioned in the 1st para. Also, just FYI, almost every kid and adult I know has needed to keep the braces for more than the stated time. I've wondered with other parents if this is a way to suck you in. You will not need to pay anything more, however, because fee quoted at the start ($5,000 or whatever) is fixed. |