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[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago

I'm german. I didn't pay jackshit to get my wisdom teeth removed. As soon as a dentist deems it medically necessary, it's fully covered by even the most basic health insurance. Even if it's prophylactic.
Call it communism all you want, but it's great.

[-] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Anyone smart enough to be here knows socialized healthcare is better for people than the alternative.

[-] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

For me, they said my wisdom tooth was too impacted, so unless it was causing pain O should just leave it because removing it could damage a nerve and leave part of my face numb.

And I'm in the US, and dentists are constantly trying to upcharge you for whitening and other stuff, so I took that warning seriously.

[-] tauren@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago

Er, your dentist still gets paid.

[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 months ago

Obviously. But people are sharing how much they paid in the comments, so I figured to do the same.

[-] menemen@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah, but your comment was still kinda pointless in the context of this meme/joke. (Bin auch Besserwisser.)

[-] Nomad@infosec.pub 0 points 2 months ago

Its relevant. Am German, had to find this comment to get that this is about the cost of healthcare xD Germans don't even think about health as something that costs money. I certainly don't.

[-] menemen@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah, but the dentist will still get paid and he will also get filthy rich in Germany. The joke works in Germany just as well as in the US...

[-] Nomad@infosec.pub 0 points 2 months ago

Let's not pay the guy that starts working ten years later than everybody else because he needs to study forever to be a competent doctor. Why would we do that, plenty of people willing to work without pay.

[-] menemen@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

How is that relevant now?

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