I've seen undercover research in Reader's Digest and from an
un-broadcasted Prime Time Live episode from 1997 that, statistically,
most dentists are greedy, if not greedy liars. This is my personal
experience as well.

My wife and I both were deceived by two different dentists recently,
both of which failed to show us that we could have paid $175 under our
insurance plans for metal-porcelain crowns. Instead they upsold us
with ranges from $495 to $1100 and never mentioned the lower prices.
Unfortunately we trusted them, and found out too late about our
insurance coverage (two days after they began her onlay), and my
wife's dentist now swears they showed her all the prices.

We cancelled the $795 onlay job after discovering this, paid a $200
lab cancellation fee, and today as my wife was getting her $175 crown
started, her dentist was completely rude and snappy at her the entire
time, even warning how worse her nickel crown would be because 20% of
people are allergic, etc.

I feel like we're going to bad mechanics who try to scare us into
timing belt changes every time we need an oil change. (My wife, they
said, needed the $220 "deep" cleaning rather than the normal cleaning
our insurance provides that costs us nothing).

This is my personal experience from the last three dentists I've been
to, all of them in nice areas with the latest equipment, etc. My wife
says only one out of the last four she has been was good overall, and
some were downright awful (like our current one). After these
experiences we both agreed we're going to go to one dentist she liked,
even though he isn't under our plan. We just don't feel like risking
it again.

So I know good dentists exist but why so few? I am just unlucky?

On Mar 22, 8:47 am, Peter <short...@gmail.com> wrote:



I've seen undercover research in Reader's Digest and from an
un-broadcasted Prime Time Live episode from 1997 that, statistically,
most dentists are greedy, if not greedy liars. This is my personal
experience as well.

My wife and I both were deceived by two different dentists recently,
both of which failed to show us that we could have paid $175 under our
insurance plans for metal-porcelain crowns. Instead they upsold us
with ranges from $495 to $1100 and never mentioned the lower prices.
Unfortunately we trusted them, and found out too late about our
insurance coverage (two days after they began her onlay), and my
wife's dentist now swears they showed her all the prices.

We cancelled the $795 onlay job after discovering this, paid a $200
lab cancellation fee, and today as my wife was getting her $175 crown
started, her dentist was completely rude and snappy at her the entire
time, even warning how worse her nickel crown would be because 20% of
people are allergic, etc.

I feel like we're going to bad mechanics who try to scare us into
timing belt changes every time we need an oil change. (My wife, they
said, needed the $220 "deep" cleaning rather than the normal cleaning
our insurance provides that costs us nothing).

This is my personal experience from the last three dentists I've been
to, all of them in nice areas with the latest equipment, etc. My wife
says only one out of the last four she has been was good overall, and
some were downright awful (like our current one). After these
experiences we both agreed we're going to go to one dentist she liked,
even though he isn't under our plan. We just don't feel like risking
it again.

So I know good dentists exist but why so few? I am just unlucky?

Hi Peter
I do feel sorry for this kind of thing happening in my profession but
maybe they are more of businessmen than doctors which i would never
like to or do in my life ..i have been in practcie since 8 yrs i might
have not made much money as those doing this kind of practice but im
proud to say that my patients swear by me for being a dentist who
takes care ,gives the painless treatment possible and gives honest
advise ..as i would prefer having a name for being honest than for
having millions of bucks ..

.i m and will continue this way as
i love my work and love to take challenging cases and love the smile
which patient gives when he discovers the treatment is over ,he not
realising as he didnt go through the pain he was anticipating ...
well,i feel i just got carried away ,,,but yes fell sorry for those
who practice this way which i wuold say is unethical..

Dr Sachin Arora ,India

I've seen undercover research in Reader's Digest and from an
un-broadcasted Prime Time Live episode from 1997 that, statistically,
most dentists are greedy, if not greedy liars. This is my personal
experience as well.

My wife and I both were deceived by two different dentists recently,
both of which failed to show us that we could have paid $175 under our
insurance plans for metal-porcelain crowns. Instead they upsold us
with ranges from $495 to $1100 and never mentioned the lower prices.
Unfortunately we trusted them, and found out too late about our
insurance coverage (two days after they began her onlay), and my
wife's dentist now swears they showed her all the prices.

We cancelled the $795 onlay job after discovering this, paid a $200
lab cancellation fee, and today as my wife was getting her $175 crown
started, her dentist was completely rude and snappy at her the entire
time, even warning how worse her nickel crown would be because 20% of
people are allergic, etc.

I feel like we're going to bad mechanics who try to scare us into
timing belt changes every time we need an oil change. (My wife, they
said, needed the $220 "deep" cleaning rather than the normal cleaning
our insurance provides that costs us nothing).

This is my personal experience from the last three dentists I've been
to, all of them in nice areas with the latest equipment, etc. My wife
says only one out of the last four she has been was good overall, and
some were downright awful (like our current one). After these
experiences we both agreed we're going to go to one dentist she liked,
even though he isn't under our plan. We just don't feel like risking
it again.

So I know good dentists exist but why so few? I am just unlucky?

On Mar 22, 9:59 am, drarora.sac...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mar 22, 8:47 am, Peter <short...@gmail.com> wrote:



I've seen undercover research in Reader's Digest and from an
un-broadcasted Prime Time Live episode from 1997 that, statistically,
most dentists are greedy, if not greedy liars. This is my personal
experience as well.

My wife and I both were deceived by two different dentists recently,
both of which failed to show us that we could have paid $175 under our
insurance plans for metal-porcelain crowns. Instead they upsold us
with ranges from $495 to $1100 and never mentioned the lower prices.
Unfortunately we trusted them, and found out too late about our
insurance coverage (two days after they began her onlay), and my
wife's dentist now swears they showed her all the prices.

We cancelled the $795 onlay job after discovering this, paid a $200
lab cancellation fee, and today as my wife was getting her $175 crown
started, her dentist was completely rude and snappy at her the entire
time, even warning how worse her nickel crown would be because 20% of
people are allergic, etc.

I feel like we're going to bad mechanics who try to scare us into
timing belt changes every time we need an oil change. (My wife, they
said, needed the $220 "deep" cleaning rather than the normal cleaning
our insurance provides that costs us nothing).

This is my personal experience from the last three dentists I've been
to, all of them in nice areas with the latest equipment, etc. My wife
says only one out of the last four she has been was good overall, and
some were downright awful (like our current one). After these
experiences we both agreed we're going to go to one dentist she liked,
even though he isn't under our plan. We just don't feel like risking
it again.

So I know good dentists exist but why so few? I am just unlucky?

Hi Peter
I do feel sorry for this kind of thing happening in my profession but
maybe they are more of businessmen than doctors which i would never
like to or do in my life ..i have been in practcie since 8 yrs i might
have not made much money as those doing this kind of practice but im
proud to say that my patients swear by me for being a dentist who
takes care ,gives the painless treatment possible and gives honest
advise ..as i would prefer having a name for being honest than for
having millions of bucks ..

.i m and will continue this way as
i love my work and love to take challenging cases and love the smile
which patient gives when he discovers the treatment is over ,he not
realising as he didnt go through the pain he was anticipating ...
well,i feel i just got carried away ,,,but yes fell sorry for those
who practice this way which i wuold say is unethical..

Dr Sachin Arora ,India


please dont use the phrase dinhonest with the word
dentist.................

experiences we both agreed we're going to go to one dentist she liked,
even though he isn't under our plan. We just don't feel like risking
it again.

I've seen undercover research in Reader's Digest and from an
un-broadcasted Prime Time Live episode from 1997 that, statistically,
most dentists are greedy, if not greedy liars. This is my personal
experience as well.

My wife and I both were deceived by two different dentists recently,
both of which failed to show us that we could have paid $175 under our
insurance plans for metal-porcelain crowns. Instead they upsold us
with ranges from $495 to $1100 and never mentioned the lower prices.
Unfortunately we trusted them, and found out too late about our
insurance coverage (two days after they began her onlay), and my
wife's dentist now swears they showed her all the prices.

We cancelled the $795 onlay job after discovering this, paid a $200
lab cancellation fee, and today as my wife was getting her $175 crown
started, her dentist was completely rude and snappy at her the entire
time, even warning how worse her nickel crown would be because 20% of
people are allergic, etc.

I feel like we're going to bad mechanics who try to scare us into
timing belt changes every time we need an oil change. (My wife, they
said, needed the $220 "deep" cleaning rather than the normal cleaning
our insurance provides that costs us nothing).

This is my personal experience from the last three dentists I've been
to, all of them in nice areas with the latest equipment, etc. My wife
says only one out of the last four she has been was good overall, and
some were downright awful (like our current one). After these
experiences we both agreed we're going to go to one dentist she liked,
even though he isn't under our plan. We just don't feel like risking
it again.

So I know good dentists exist but why so few? I am just unlucky?