Ethel Mertz Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 We're contemplating a major move - possibly as early as the fall. DS started orthodontia treatment this February. Is there a problem moving to a new locale in the midst of his treatment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Did you pay up front or in installments? Your current orthodontist can send the records on to a new orthodontist. There may be a fee for transferring care. If insurance is involved at all, check with them on how that works on their end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 We had to do this. OUr insurance which wasn't much had already paid out its share of orthodontics treatment. My dd had two sets of orthodontic treatments. FIrst one was two years and free since we were overseas and military dentists did that. Then she needed a second course (which we already knew she would need= very, very bad teeth). The second course was the one with two dentists. Fortunately, she finished with the second dentist before we had to move again. We were paying in installments and continued to pay with the second dentist and pay and pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Moving during orthodontics is now one of my nightmares. Oldest ds finally got his braces off a couple of weeks ago after three years of treatment in three countries. They came off four days before he moved again to a new country - there was no way I was dealing with another move. But middle ds wasn't so traumatic. After he moved to a different country, we had to go to a couple of different orthodontists to find one that didn't want to take off the original braces and everything went smoothly. The insurance wasn't a problem. It was a bit of a hassle to sort out payments with everyone but it all worked out. The most important thing was finding a flexible orthodontist who didn't require us to start over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebastianCat Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I asked about it before DS got his braces because at the time, we were facing the possibility of a job transfer for DH. The orthodontist told me that they usually estimate the percentage of completion and would transfer the remaining percentage of what we had paid upfront to the new orthodontist. Fortunately, the job transfer didn't happen, so we never had to live out the reality, which I assumed would be a bit messier than what I was told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibiche Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Our orthodontist would refund anything we paid in advance and find us a like-minded colleague in the new city. Were I you, I would just ask the orthodontist instead of worrying and/or speculating about it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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