Discount for Advance Payment at the Dentist
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Question
A person is about to undergo a series of treatments at a dentist, and whoever pays in advance for all the treatments receives a discount. Is it permitted to pay in advance for the treatments, or is this considered interest (ribit)?
Answer
Since the payment to the dentist is essentially for the treatments, there is no prohibition here of advance payment (as a form of ribit). Even if he states two prices, one for cash payment and one for payment in installments, this is permitted.
Source
Yoreh De’ah 176
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