Originally posted by Blue I know this thread is a bit old. But to the OP: Does your dentist give you your visits for free or at discount?
Just FYI: The dentist accepts what my insurance sends him as payment in full, and considers this a courtesy, i.e., he doesn't charge me difference between the insurance payment and his full fee. However, I recently learned (via an unrelated instance) that when a doctor signs on with an insurance network, he or she is not permitted to bill the covered person above the insurance network's negotiated fee anyway, so in essence, he is in fact being paid in full by insurance coverage I pay for each month.
That being said, I think I'm over this whole kerfuffle now anyway, and I think the dentist is too. Our social relationship is warming up again and with time might return to its former level. His daughters, however, are still holding a grudge and I'm OK with that--it's their loss, not mine. I heard they've been taking their babies to "professional" studios and mall photographers and been very unhappy with the results. I won't lie: it does give me a small bit of satisfaction to hear that.
I am
still unemployed so the meager revenue I earn from photography is my only source of income. I am no longer embarrassed by it. Lesson learned.