Wisdom Teeth & Insurance

[Josh123]

Ok, I'm looking at getting my wisdom teeth cut out but what are the doctors called??? Aren't they called oral surgeons?

 

[VoteQuimby]

yes

 

[piasabird]

If you have dental insurance, you may have a primary Dental doctor you have to see first for a referral to a dental surgeon.

 

[mugs]

Yes

 

[Josh123]

Ok, I just found out we have a seperate book for dental lol.

 

[torpid]

When I had mine out, I had to get referred to the surgeon by my dentist. Once I got the referral, I had to get the exact names of all the items that would be included on the invoice. I then had to call my regular health insurance first to see what they would cover, which was the anesthetic and procedural costs for removing erupted teeth. Then I had to call the dental insurance to see what they would cover, which was basically the rest of it minus my 20%.