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[quote=Anonymous]1. Paid for by relative 2. Drive out of the city where prices are less 3. Go to foreign born doctors with not the best English language skills you would not consider 4. If from another country, done there 5. Dental school student 6. Payment plan or credit card 7. Very, very, very few have problems covered by insurance, Medicaid, etc. (this has to be a severe functional problem) 8. Not saving or paying for all the typical extras (organic food, brand name anything, travel, electronics) 9. Plenty more use your imagination Parents realize American society views “nice” straight teeth as part of the middle and upper class aesthetic. Parents want to give their kids a leg up. Price of braces varies greatly. Highest cost in the area is in the city and close in suburbs. I know an MD who lives in Potomac who took his kids(3) to Baltimore for braces because he thought the prices in the area were too high. [/quote]
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