Originally Posted by WhyFi

My wife's dentist - who is now my dentist, it seems - referred me to an endodontist for the root canal, which was something like $2200, including the initial consultation but not including the crown [edit - oh, no general, just a local for the root canal]. The crown was done by my dentist and it was, again, in that $2k region. Not sure how much the insurance covered - that's my wife's area.

My wife was saying that my MIL needs something like some cavity work and 3 crowns and that the estimate is in the $12+14k region. No wonder the dentists all ride fancy Cervelos and/or Ti bikes.