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how do you know if a dentist charges you the right amount?

post #1 of 16
6/2/11 at 11:07am
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also why do they ask if you want to have them done? if it's a cavity wouldn't you want it done? don't you need to or they will grow? i have tiny black things like needlepoints that my dentist wants to remove on my teeth. i'm not sure but i get a checkup regularly and the past dentists just left them there or didn't feel they were urgent. also i used to get free cleaning from my uncle until he passed away but he also wasn't as thorough i guess coz it was free. in short i want the most thorough checkup but i'm not sure if it's standard practice to charge me for those tiny black things.
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post #2 of 16
6/2/11 at 11:18am
You kind of know when you wake up in a stupor on the floor of some nondescript apartment building with both of your kidneys removed AND the same toothache that you've probably had a bad time.
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post #3 of 16
6/2/11 at 6:15pm
Just don't go to this guy and you'll be fine:
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post #4 of 16
6/2/11 at 6:44pm
I'm not a dentist, but I don't think those black things are necessarily cavities.
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post #5 of 16
6/2/11 at 7:22pm
A good dentist should walk you through your options, costs of treatment, and risks of leaving things unattended. I would imagine that most people don't show up for a teeth cleaning ready to shell out hundreds of $ for unexpected stuff, unless they're in pain going in. Some issues are more urgent than others, and you should be given the option to make that decision and be quoted pricing up-front, before they do anything.
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post #6 of 16
6/3/11 at 2:10am
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I'm not a dentist, but I don't think those black things are necessarily cavities.
was thinking the same thing. but again i dunno.
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A good dentist should walk you through your options, costs of treatment, and risks of leaving things unattended. I would imagine that most people don't show up for a teeth cleaning ready to shell out hundreds of $ for unexpected stuff, unless they're in pain going in. Some issues are more urgent than others, and you should be given the option to make that decision and be quoted pricing up-front, before they do anything.
to be fair they did that. that's why i'm asking here lol.
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post #7 of 16
6/3/11 at 8:45am
They ask because it's elective. You have to say yes and approve that you want to pay for it... same is true with cancer or anything else... it's your right to choose treatment.
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post #8 of 16
6/3/11 at 1:34pm
Honest dentists don't exist.
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post #9 of 16
6/3/11 at 5:12pm
^ My fiance's dad is a dentist (near retirement) and I've heard him go on about how many dentists are dishonest and do work that's not necessary. He says that sometimes his patients will go for 2nd opinions at other offices only to have the other office tell them they have a mouth full of cavities when he knows that they didn't have a single cavity in their mouth.

I thought this was interesting, he's actually lost a significant portion of his hearing (has to wear hearing aids most of the time) from constantly using the high pitched drills.
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post #10 of 16
6/4/11 at 12:24am
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my last one showed me my cavities. they were real holes. not tiny black things. this one i dunno. what does laser treatment on teeth do? also is it customary to charge per tooth? she was saying i had around 7. seems a bit high.
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post #11 of 16
6/4/11 at 12:19pm
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Originally Posted by TrH View Post
You kind of know when you wake up in a stupor on the floor of some nondescript apartment building with both of your kidneys removed AND the same toothache that you've probably had a bad time.

You mean one kidney removed. If 2 were removed he'd never wake up!
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post #12 of 16
6/4/11 at 1:17pm
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Originally Posted by rjmaiorano View Post
Honest dentists don't exist.

starting dental school in august, ill keep it real
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post #13 of 16
6/4/11 at 7:53pm
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Originally Posted by Dar FTW View Post
starting dental school in august, ill keep it real

Real expensive?
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post #14 of 16
6/6/11 at 3:23am
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called me today. tried to weasel out of it saying i had to go to the bank first. asked me how much money i did have. yeesh not a good sign.
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post #15 of 16
6/6/11 at 6:34am
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also why do they ask if you want to have them done? if it's a cavity wouldn't you want it done? don't you need to or they will grow? i have tiny black things like needlepoints that my dentist wants to remove on my teeth. i'm not sure but i get a checkup regularly and the past dentists just left them there or didn't feel they were urgent. also i used to get free cleaning from my uncle until he passed away but he also wasn't as thorough i guess coz it was free. in short i want the most thorough checkup but i'm not sure if it's standard practice to charge me for those tiny black things.

Note that dental fees can vary widely, and just because a dentists price is high doesn't necessarily mean you are being ripped off, you might well be getting very high quality dental work. Like wise a very cheap dentist may still be providing high quality dental care, but at a lower price...


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