My Dentist is the Dentist from HELL.?
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Contact your State Board of Dental Examiners.
614419
I'm a dentist.\n\nNo, we are not con men.  You are just a very untrusting patient and a cheapskate who doesn't want to pay for necessary work.  Gold fillings, caps, and "all sorts of stuff" exist because people need them.\n\nThe problem with many patients we see is that they seem to think that they are perfectly capable of diagnosing their dental needs, and that when we dentists make a diagnosis different than their own we are trying to "upsell".\n\nWe, as dentists, put up with patient ignorance and stupidity more than any other type of doctor.  We spend more time with you than your primary care physician does.  We listen to your useless, meaningless descriptions of "how much my tooth has been hurting" more than any other kind of doctor, and you patients put the kinds of unrealistic expectations on us that you wouldn't dare put on your physician.\n\nYou really don't understand what it is we do.  We take your diseased mouth and fix it so that you can eat normally instead of gumming your food, or worse, dying.  That little cavity we diagnosed and treated would have progressed into an abscess that could kill you.  Trust me, I've seen many patients admitted into hospitals for infections so extensive that they had to be intubated in order to protect the airway.  And when a tooth is sensitive after we place a filling in it, you blame us as if we damaged a pefectly healthy tooth.\n\nThere are thousands of fillings out there, placed by me, that are chomping down on food in thousands of peoples' mouths.  Few if any of these patients give a second thought about the fact that they've got dental work in there.  But if it wasn't there, they'd certainly miss it.  What we do is truly amazing, yet unappreciated.\n\nOur job is exceedingly difficult.  It's why dentists are more prone to suicide.  A recent study showed that 68% of dentists wish they were in another profession.  We stick with it out of a sense of obligation to our patients.  Despite the fact that you drive us nuts and often treat us like sh*t, we are concerned for your health.\n\nMake no mistake about it, though, we record our treatment recommendations as well as the fact you ignored them.
127636
Yet another way for people to destroy their teeth!  :::rolls eyes:::
632657
an expensive dentist...the other two dont exist
944588
do contact the state dental board and lodge your complaint. i personally would speak seriously with my current dentist about what happened and ask his opinion on what additional action he advises if any.
663110
I had a bad experience with a dentist...he couldn't freeze the infection and had to call in the receptionist to help hold me down while he drilled to the nerve and froze the nerve. ever since then i fear dentist and shake uncontrollaby when I have to go. Dentist suck...you can put a man on the moon and do heart transplants but dentistry is still painful..i don't get it.
929568
Well, you could always tie your friend down and go at it with a jackhammer. Or just go see the dentist and get referred to an oral surgeon.
522035
Verbal agreement is still an agreement so THEORETICALLY you can go to small claims court and sue the dentist for 500$. Basically if your doctor decides to lie it will be your word against her -- and the judge will probably decide for defendant if there is no other evidence, because the plaintiff has the burden of proof.\nI would advice against going to court for this because 500$ is just NOT WORTH your trouble of skipping work to go to court(keep in mind court dates are often delayed). a potential appeal, court fees, potential lawyer fees.. etc etc.\n500 is just not large enough to bother with courts. Learn your lesson and next time get it in writing.\n\nIf you reason is just to get back at the dentist then instead of going to court -- tell everyone you know in your community how dishonest she is -- this will hurt her business more then 500$ ever would.
1075459
You are actually ruining your teeth.  This is very sad!!??? :-(
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I am a dentist.\n\nYou didn't pay $800 for two fillings.  You paid $800 for an office visit, x-rays, maybe some other services, and fillings.\n\nWhen you go to a physicians office, do you ask for an itemized list of everything you will be charged for?  Of course not.  So why would you expect this from a dentist?  He/she, like your physician, is running a doctors office and has to do multiple things to diagnose and treat your problem, and simply cannot take the time to explain every damn thing to you.  You seem to view a visit to the dentist like a trip to your auto mechanic.\n\nIt's your responsibility to ask.  You are the derelict who has financial woes and yet failed to ask, "Doctor, how much will this cost me?"\n\nFurthermore, it is your responsibility to know your insurance benefits, not your dentist's.  If you don't know, your dentist's staff would have been happy to determine this for you.  You, of course, failed to ask.\n\nI can understand you're upset with the bill.  But try to remember that your dentist did actually cure you of two diseased teeth.
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You were not damaged, so there is no basis for bringing charges.  You were just inconvenienced.  Start by asking for some of your money back.  Your dentist would probably be just as happy to see you go elsewhere, too.  If your dentist is not agreeable to this, contact the state dental association for your state (in the Yellow Pages) and see if there is a Peer Review Committee.
421575
Since you're asking this in the Religion category, I presume you've prayed about this?  Until you get an answer, GET TO A DENTIST.
915161
Something wrong with British dentists?
802937
You're right.  Find a different dentist!
590674
Okay....SUE! Okay first of all it's his JOB to first EXPLAIN to you first the procedure, what he's doing, and the DANGER! Root canals can be dangerous and if he didn't bother to tell you then GOSH GOLLY right there you could of sued him. Plus, from what i can see, it looks like he was attempting to SCAM you too. Probably by forcing you to pay for a procedure you didn't even know you were having. I mean did he even bother to explain why he was doing it anyways? Plus, you spend a lot of money. He should recompensate you anyways for your expenses. Maybe you can get him for pinutive damages too.
654360
I need a good dentist too. No insurance also.
1126223
Dentist & Patient taking out a tooth!