{"id":162,"date":"2017-09-14T20:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T20:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deanriffs.harrisgeorge.com\/?p=162"},"modified":"2017-11-23T03:22:08","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T03:22:08","slug":"the-dental-plan-price-is-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deanriffs.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/14\/the-dental-plan-price-is-right\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dental Plan Price is Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Announcer) \u201cHere it comes from the Samuel Smiley television studio in Los Amalgam, California \u2013 it\u2019s the Dental Plan Price is Right!\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-163\" src=\"http:\/\/deanriffs.harrisgeorge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/The-Dental-Plan-Price-is-Right.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"520\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Dental Plan Price is Right\" src=\"\/images\/agent-straight-talk\/the-dental-plan-price-is-right.jpg?sfvrsn=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFreddie Fluoride, come on down!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCandace Crown, come on down!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaxine Mandibular, come on down!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeter Pontic, come on down!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Announcer) \u201cYou are the first four contestants on the Dental Plan Price is Right! Now, here\u2019s your host \u2013 Noel McCavity!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Noel) \u201cWelcome everybody, how you doing? Nice to see you. Good luck to everybody, let\u2019s get the show started with the first price offered on the Dental Plan Price is Right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Announcer) \u201cWe\u2019re going to kick things off with bids on diagnostic and preventive procedures for members of a HMO plan. We\u2019ve got an oral exam, bitewing X-rays, a fluoride application and two teeth cleaning procedures a year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Noel McCavity) \u201cAn ounce of prevention and diagnostic procedures are worth a pound of cure, right? So in pricing these diagnostic and preventive procedures for <a href=\"http:\/\/dentalinsurancestore.com\/buyer's-guide\/types-of-dental-plans\/hmo-dental-insurance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HMO plan<\/a> members, whoever comes closest to the actual price without going over wins. Freddie, we\u2019re going to start with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Freddie) \u201cI\u2019m going to go with $19.95 Noel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Noel) \u201c$19.95, good luck. Candace, what about you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Candace) \u201cI\u2019m going to say $35.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Noel) \u201c$35, right. Maxine, what do you say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Maxine) \u201cAbout what?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Noel) \u201cYour bid. How much do you say for today\u2019s prevention and diagnostic procedures package?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Maxine) \u201c$49.95 Noel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Noel) \u201cRight, $49.95. Peter, what about you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Peter) \u201c$24.95 Noel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Noel) \u201c$24.95, good. The actual price for an oral exam, bitewing X-rays, a fluoride application and two teeth cleanings a year with this HMO plan from Dental Insurance Store \u2013 with the office visit copay included &#8211; $10. \u00a0Freddie, that makes you our first winner today. Congratulations! Freddie, where you from?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Freddie) \u201cMount Veneer, Vermont.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Noel) \u201cMount Veneer, huh? Guessing your town has undergone a lot of restoration. Never been there. What are the people like?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Freddie) \u201cIt\u2019s a small but friendly place. Porcelain and Resin families mostly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Noel) \u201cThat\u2019s great Freddie. \u00a0What prize do we have for Freddie?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Announcer) \u201cWe\u2019ve got a four-day all-expense paid vacation to\u2026Periodontal Pointe! You can take a plane or a train, but you can\u2019t get there without a ski-lift to this lovely mountain chalet overlooking the Osseous and Gingival Valleys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Noel) \u201cFreddie, ever been to Periodontal Pointe?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Freddie) \u201cNo, but I\u2019d love to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Noel) \u201cAnd we\u2019d love to send you.\u00a0 And we will if you successfully answer this one question: Does a HMO dental plan allows its members to go to any dentist or must they choose a dentist in network?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Freddie) \u201cUh, um\u2026you can only go in-network with a HMO plan. The plan won\u2019t pay if you go out-of-network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Noel) \u201cThat\u2019s right Freddie, and you\u2019re on your way! By the way, don\u2019t forget to pack a toothbrush and some dental floss because they are not included in this almost all-expense paid package. That\u2019s all the time we have folks, but thank you to our contestants, and thank you audience for reading <em>The Dental Plan Price is Right<\/em>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Thanks for reading Dean Riffs. For those who love American liberty, free enterprise, and who believe God has blessed our country, welcome. For those who believe in open borders, safe spaces, and who tolerate everything but free speech and conservative ideals, move on \u2013 there\u2019s nothing here for you to see.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The original version of this post was published at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dentalinsurancestore.com\/resources\/agent-straight-talk\/agent-straight-talk\/2016\/01\/14\/the-dental-plan-price-is-right!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dental Insurance Store<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on January 14, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Photo source: <em>doublegames.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2017, Dean A. 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