did you ever think you were getting jipped by your dentist?

[Clocker]

its hard to find a good dentist. i think i had a bad one before and now i am having a hard time finding a good one i can trust. i am in the military and have dental insurance but sometimes feel these dentist are just padding the bill with extras. look i know everyone needs a job. but i went to dentist today. did my cleaning and went through some xrays. then they propose a dental plan that will cost about 2800. so that is 3 fillings and 2 crowns. I mean i am not sure if i need a crown.

also, if i go to another dentist to seek another opinion. wouldnt they want to xray me all over again. good grief, i hate getting services i have no idea about.

does anyone know any good dental sites. probably dumb questions. does anyone else feel the same way.

 

[wiredspider]

my dentist charges my insurance $200 for a cleaning, all he does is squirt water in my teeth and he missed a freaking cavity..

 

[NatePo717]

All of the fillings I've had done over the past 3 years need to be redone cause my fvckin dentist messed them up. All are cracking or have chipped...

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Clocker
its hard to find a good dentist. i think i had a bad one before and now i am having a hard time finding a good one i can trust. i am in the military and have dental insurance but sometimes feel these dentist are just padding the bill with extras. look i know everyone needs a job. but i went to dentist today. did my cleaning and went through some xrays. then they propose a dental plan that will cost about 2800. so that is 3 fillings and 2 crowns. I mean i am not sure if i need a crown.

also, if i go to another dentist to seek another opinion. wouldnt they want to xray me all over again. good grief, i hate getting services i have no idea about.

does anyone know any good dental sites. probably dumb questions. does anyone else feel the same way.

no dental clinic on base?

 

[rhino56]

when i was a kid the dentist we had drilled out all of our teeth and filled them for myself and all my brothers. there was no way every kid had cavities in every tooth.
i would like to kill him if he hadnt already died.
may he rot in dentist hell

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: rhino56
when i was a kid the dentist we had drilled out all of our teeth and filled them for myself and all my brothers. there was no way every kid had cavities in every tooth.
i would like to kill him if he hadnt already died.
may he rot in dentist hell

there are some rotten people out there that are/were unfortunately dentists.
i worked for one of 'em but got the hell out asap.

 

[bleeb]

Originally posted by: rhino56
when i was a kid the dentist we had drilled out all of our teeth and filled them for myself and all my brothers. there was no way every kid had cavities in every tooth.
i would like to kill him if he hadnt already died.
may he rot in dentist hell

Actually it is possible if your family is genetically predisposed to having week dentin and weak tooth surfaces. Also it's not surprising because all the kids might be exposed to the same types of foods to cause the tooth decay. I would ask how your dental hygiene was when you were a kid?

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Clocker
its hard to find a good dentist. i think i had a bad one before and now i am having a hard time finding a good one i can trust. i am in the military and have dental insurance but sometimes feel these dentist are just padding the bill with extras. look i know everyone needs a job. but i went to dentist today. did my cleaning and went through some xrays. then they propose a dental plan that will cost about 2800. so that is 3 fillings and 2 crowns. I mean i am not sure if i need a crown.

also, if i go to another dentist to seek another opinion. wouldnt they want to xray me all over again. good grief, i hate getting services i have no idea about.

does anyone know any good dental sites. probably dumb questions. does anyone else feel the same way.

no dental clinic on base?

Having spent my childhood with military dentists, I recommend against them.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Clocker
its hard to find a good dentist. i think i had a bad one before and now i am having a hard time finding a good one i can trust. i am in the military and have dental insurance but sometimes feel these dentist are just padding the bill with extras. look i know everyone needs a job. but i went to dentist today. did my cleaning and went through some xrays. then they propose a dental plan that will cost about 2800. so that is 3 fillings and 2 crowns. I mean i am not sure if i need a crown.

also, if i go to another dentist to seek another opinion. wouldnt they want to xray me all over again. good grief, i hate getting services i have no idea about.

does anyone know any good dental sites. probably dumb questions. does anyone else feel the same way.

no dental clinic on base?

Having spent my childhood with military dentists, I recommend against them.

Yeh, they usually want to extract everything, but my Aunt goes to a periodontist on base and he's a good guy.

 

[illusion88]

I have had dentists tell me that I have a cavity, but I feel no pain or discomfort, dispite extreme temperatures (gulp coffee over the tooth or bite into some ice cream). Even when he jabs it with teh pokey device. Yet I still get the filling. No no, no need for an x-ray. I trust you.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: moshquerade
no dental clinic on base?

Having spent my childhood with military dentists, I recommend against them.

Yeh, they usually want to extract everything, but my Aunt goes to a periodontist on base and he's a good guy.

I got four fillings with no anesthetic at the age of eight, which has led to a lifelong aversion to dentists
It was pretty terrifying.

 

[fishface313]

Originally posted by: illusion88
I have had dentists tell me that I have a cavity, but I feel no pain or discomfort, dispite extreme temperatures (gulp coffee over the tooth or bite into some ice cream). Even when he jabs it with teh pokey device. Yet I still get the filling. No no, no need for an x-ray. I trust you.

cavities don't cause pain...unless you have scumbag rotten teeth, then the pain is probably from something else

You can tell when a dentist or a dental hygenist finds a cavity with the sharp tool they use to poke your teeth, it will literally stick in a cavity and you can feel it sticking!

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: illusion88
I have had dentists tell me that I have a cavity, but I feel no pain or discomfort, dispite extreme temperatures (gulp coffee over the tooth or bite into some ice cream). Even when he jabs it with teh pokey device. Yet I still get the filling. No no, no need for an x-ray. I trust you.

well, in their defense, a small cavity most likely won't cause you noticeable pain. not until it gets larger and into the dentin or into the nerve inside the tooth will you feel it.

and a cavity can be detected with an instrument called an Explorer ("teh pokey device"). you use xrays to detect cavities interproximally (in between) where you can't see or get an Explorer into. so you don't need an xray to detect every cavity.

 

[Clocker]

ok so how do you know if a dentist is a good dentist

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Clocker
ok so how do you know if a dentist is a good dentist

recommendations from friends/co-workers or people whose opinion you value. afaik that's the only way.

 

[dopcombo]

bit like a mechanic then...

 

[lokiju]

Every time.

I hate going to them more than any other form of "doctor" if you even want to call them a damn doctor.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: lokiju
Every time.

I hate going to them more than any other form of "doctor" if you even want to call them a damn doctor.

yikes.

i think i could make a living being a dentist-patient liaison.

 

[AlienCraft]

The one I went to in Burlingame was great. One stop shop.

The one my insurance sent me to here in Sacramento is the pits. EVERYONE working there looks like they just came out of High School. Ignored me in the waiting room for over an hour. I got the xray and the referral to the endodontist and I've never been back. I'm saving my money to go to the out of plan dentist across the street.


BTW, UnitedHEALTHcare Dental plan sux mutant equine penis.

 

[S Freud]

I've has similar problems, went to the dentist just yesterday, and its always nice when you pull up to park your car and there sits his brand new BMW.

 

[Savij]

I went to one new dentist that told me I needed 6 fillings. I had gotten 2 fillings in the other 20 or so years of my life so I didn't really believe him. I decided to go to another dentist. I ended up needing 1 filling and that dentist told me he had no idea how he could have come up with even 2 or 3 let alone 6 fillings.

 

[j00fek]

i feel it everytime i go

 

[archiloco]

LoL. it's nice living on the border...just walk across to Mexico and get a cleaning for 30 bucks.....from a reputable dentist that i trust

 

[Aharami]

oh man this doesnt make me feel good. I have good dental hygiene, but I havent been to the dentist in ages. Now I have an appt coming up next mon

 

[UltraPenguin]

I felt ripped off when I went to the endotontist. The endo had the nicest dental office I've seen. $800-1000 for a root canal (30-40 minutes of work). I was uninsured at that time too! My regular dentist even jokes about how endos are making the big $.