<div dir="ltr">I had two cavities treated. One on the side of a molar and one between a molar and a premolar.<div>If i remember correctly (its been a while now) i payed around 60 euros, in the one instance where i payed cash.</div>
<div>This may be more interesting to Yvan:</div><div>The second time i used my european health insurance card (issued by a member state) and did not pay anything at all, so it went directly to my state-issued insurance.</div>
<div>It required filling in a form (which they conveniently had pre-printed) and that was it.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 4:50 PM, Philip Poten <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:philip.poten@gmail.com" target="_blank">philip.poten@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">David, you paid cash, how much did it cost and what was it that you had done?<br>
<br>
I should have recommended Dr. Marinova specifcally rather than<br>
Dentalklinik Margarethen as a whole, you're absolutely right.<br>
<br>
cheers,<br>
Philip<br>
<br>
2014-03-19 13:43 GMT+01:00 David Leonardi <<a href="mailto:david.leonardi@gmail.com">david.leonardi@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">> I can only speak against Dentalklinik Margareten:<br>
> I had some work done there, and twice out of two the cavity filling fell out<br>
> in a 2 year range.<br>
> The dentist i'm at now [not in Vienna, so unrelevant] judged the work there<br>
> to have been horrible.<br>
> I'm not sure who treated me there, but they treated me in under 10 minutes<br>
> and it feels like being in a factory rather than in a dentist.<br>
> Perhaps Dr. Marinova does a better job than the docs who treated me.<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 12:30 PM, Philip Poten <<a href="mailto:philip.poten@gmail.com">philip.poten@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> I'm a bit late to the discussion, but dentists in Austria are<br>
>> inexpensive compared to those in countries without "dental included"<br>
>> public healthcare. An x-ray will cost you less than 40EUR, a half hour<br>
>> work will probably be around 70-100EUR, depending if you need any<br>
>> material beyond a pain injection. A friend of mine had a bad tooth and<br>
>> paid privately all in all 110EUR at Dentalklinik Margarethen.<br>
>><br>
>> If you need just a bit of drilling + filling, you should get away with<br>
>> <150EUR total, I'd wager it's even <100EUR. If it's prep for a root<br>
>> canal, it might be on the higher side, but still not what you'd pay in<br>
>> other countries. A white plastic filling costs between 20-40EUR<br>
>> (depending on size), a lidocaine injection is around 15-20EUR (except<br>
>> for root canal prep, where it should be included in the procedure).<br>
>><br>
>> You can also tell them about your situation with your european health<br>
>> insurance card, and that you'll need a few days to have it sent to<br>
>> you, and the dentists secretary will then lay away your money as<br>
>> "collateral" which you'll get back as soon as you bring your EHIC.<br>
>><br>
>> Mind you: with EHIC you'll always pay the country's local fees for a<br>
>> procedure (in case of austrian dentistry, next to nothing), the real<br>
>> cost of which will be billed to your origin insurance - if the<br>
>> procedures are not covered by your origin's insurance, you may get a<br>
>> bill from them ...<br>
>><br>
>> TLDR; phone in, ask what they'll accept as collateral, bring that,<br>
>> then tell them that you'll bring by your EHIC, then do it, get your<br>
>> money back.<br>
>><br>
>> Oh, and I can recommend Dentalklinik Margarethen. Ask for Dr. Marinova<br>
>> if you can, she really knows what she's doing.<br>
>><br>
>> cheers,<br>
>> Philip<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> 2014-03-19 11:06 GMT+01:00 <<a href="mailto:BDuN@gmx.net">BDuN@gmx.net</a>>:<br>
>> > Never pull out a tooth if there is any chance so rescue and keep it -<br>
>> > you<br>
>> > will miss it terribly some day !<br>
>> ><br>
>> > I just returned home from hospital after getting some bones from my hips<br>
>> > implanted and fixed to my cheek-bone to fix implants ! Look and walk<br>
>> > like<br>
>> > Frankensteins Monster ! (you see, I even type "tental" when thinking of<br>
>> > it<br>
>> > ... pure horror)<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Even the best implants are not half a substitute for an own tooth !<br>
>> ><br>
>> > take your documents - insurance, whatever you have - and go to<br>
>> > Zahnklinik<br>
>> > and tell them how terribly you suffer. Even when you have no insurance<br>
>> > at<br>
>> > all - when you suffer they cannot send you away ! And the more you<br>
>> > suffer<br>
>> > and are able to show a painful face the faster its done, emergency cases<br>
>> > do<br>
>> > not have to wait ;-) And when you have no money at all then its free !<br>
>> > The<br>
>> > worst case is that you go to Sozialamt and present the bill !<br>
>> ><br>
>> > there is a rather cheap way to fix broken and sharp edges with a kind of<br>
>> > "half-crown", thats a white liquid-material (instead of Amalgam) that<br>
>> > fixes<br>
>> > within minutes and they can form a kind of natural tooth from up to 2/3<br>
>> > of<br>
>> > the volumne of your (missing) own one .. and its much cheaper, between<br>
>> > 20<br>
>> > and 50 Euro (crown costs around 1500,- til endless ... ) Our<br>
>> > Krankenkassa<br>
>> > does not cover this (they still pay only Amalgam) but its worth to pay<br>
>> > this.<br>
>> > Its called an intermediate solution but mine worked longer than the<br>
>> > expensive one !<br>
>> ><br>
>> > In Russia they work on a project to influence the roots of teeth to<br>
>> > create<br>
>> > new ones for a lifetime, like crocodiles ! In theory it already works so<br>
>> > there is a chance for you some day ;-)<br>
>> ><br>
>> > good luck brother<br>
>> > I am with you ;-)<br>
>> > B.,<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 19. März 2014 um 10:08 Uhr<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Von: "Yvan Janssens" <<a href="mailto:ik@yvanj.me">ik@yvanj.me</a>><br>
>> > An: "Metalab General Discussion List" <<a href="mailto:metalab@lists.metalab.at">metalab@lists.metalab.at</a>><br>
>> > Betreff: Re: [Metalab] E_BROKEN_TOOTH<br>
>> > How much should I be able to shove off to get it pulled?<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Well... it doesn't really hurt a lot - I've been through more severe<br>
>> > pains<br>
>> > (the last time I went to an emergency visit to the dentist I burned<br>
>> > myself<br>
>> > on purpose to distract myself from the pain), and this tooth has it's<br>
>> > nerve<br>
>> > removed. The biggest problem is the sharp edge cutting in my tonge and<br>
>> > me<br>
>> > being unable to pronounce half of my vocabulary anymore.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > It's really painful not to be able to curse anymore.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > 2014-03-19 10:01 GMT+01:00 <<a href="mailto:BDuN@gmx.net">BDuN@gmx.net</a>>:<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Hi Yvan,<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> I have a long-term sado-maso-relationship with all kind of tental<br>
>> >> horrors<br>
>> >> you can imagine, including the financial part ..<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Call there : <a href="http://www.unizahnklinik-wien.at/de/" target="_blank">http://www.unizahnklinik-wien.at/de/</a><br>
>> >><br>
>> >> and ask them - maybe you will have to pay first but get something back<br>
>> >> but<br>
>> >> anyway they will be the cheapest<br>
>> >> tell them it hurts terribly then you dont have to wait !<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> good luck - I am with you :D<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> B.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 19. März 2014 um 09:51 Uhr<br>
>> >> Von: "Yvan Janssens" <<a href="mailto:ik@yvanj.me">ik@yvanj.me</a>><br>
>> >> An: "Metalab General Discussion List" <<a href="mailto:metalab@lists.metalab.at">metalab@lists.metalab.at</a>><br>
>> >> Betreff: Re: [Metalab] E_BROKEN_TOOTH<br>
>> >> I have the Belgian nationality, but a permanent UK residence.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> And of course my card is still in my drawer at home during this one<br>
>> >> trip.<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> 2014-03-19 9:47 GMT+01:00 Mynnia Ignea <<a href="mailto:mynnia@gmail.com">mynnia@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> Does your health insurance not cover medical services abroad?<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> How do you solve that problem as a non-Austrian?<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> And how much would that cost me?<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> (I was planning to visit the space yesterday, but E_OUT_OF_SLEEP<br>
>> >>> prevented me, and probably E_BROKEN_TOOTH will prevent me from doing<br>
>> >>> that<br>
>> >>> today)<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> ~y<br>
>> >>><br>
>> >>> --<br>
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