I don't have private insurance and every time I visit the dentist, it costs me an arm and a leg. I am now living in a province that has particularly high dental rates.
For example, my last cleaning and exam was $400.
Today I went in for a minor procedure and the dentist pressured me into getting a full exam, xrays, and two fillings done.
She had told me I should get three done, but the other one was just discoloured. At the last moment I asked if we could just do two, and she was taken aback. There was an awkward silence, as if I just swore at her, and her reaction was so unprofessional.
"Okaaaaayyy....." in a very condescending and sarcastic way.
Instead, she should have said, "Sure, no problem, we can always do the other one when you're comfortable.
I didn't want to do it because it wasn't really necessary, I didn't want to do so many at once because it's uncomfortable, and I really can't afford it. The dentist has no right judging me. I am a customer, and she should respect my wishes.
Also, I had one terrible dentist before this who literally botched every filling. I had to replace three or four fillings that she did on my front teeth within one or two years because they were so poorly done. The other dentist at that clinic told me I needed a root canal on the front teeth. Later, I found out that it was a lie, four other dentists I saw after never even mentioned it. I am so glad I didn't do it, because it would have weakened my teeth.
Basically, what I've noticed is that every dentist I've seen is a money hungry and pushing many procedures at very high costs. There is definitely a focus on making as much money as possible by doing as many procedures as possible and taking so many xrays.
Has anyone else felt this way about dentists. I really dread going to dentists because of:
the pain
the sights/smells/sounds
the rude/condescending/judgemental dentists who never have anything nice to say about my teeth
the outrageous bills I get
the unnecessary work they do that damage your teeth
the pushiness
I am so fed up. I wish I had a friend who was a dentist and another who was a dental hygienist!!
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For example, my last cleaning and exam was $400.
Today I went in for a minor procedure and the dentist pressured me into getting a full exam, xrays, and two fillings done.
She had told me I should get three done, but the other one was just discoloured. At the last moment I asked if we could just do two, and she was taken aback. There was an awkward silence, as if I just swore at her, and her reaction was so unprofessional.
"Okaaaaayyy....." in a very condescending and sarcastic way.
Instead, she should have said, "Sure, no problem, we can always do the other one when you're comfortable.
I didn't want to do it because it wasn't really necessary, I didn't want to do so many at once because it's uncomfortable, and I really can't afford it. The dentist has no right judging me. I am a customer, and she should respect my wishes.
Also, I had one terrible dentist before this who literally botched every filling. I had to replace three or four fillings that she did on my front teeth within one or two years because they were so poorly done. The other dentist at that clinic told me I needed a root canal on the front teeth. Later, I found out that it was a lie, four other dentists I saw after never even mentioned it. I am so glad I didn't do it, because it would have weakened my teeth.
Basically, what I've noticed is that every dentist I've seen is a money hungry and pushing many procedures at very high costs. There is definitely a focus on making as much money as possible by doing as many procedures as possible and taking so many xrays.
Has anyone else felt this way about dentists. I really dread going to dentists because of:
the pain
the sights/smells/sounds
the rude/condescending/judgemental dentists who never have anything nice to say about my teeth
the outrageous bills I get
the unnecessary work they do that damage your teeth
the pushiness
I am so fed up. I wish I had a friend who was a dentist and another who was a dental hygienist!!
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