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How dentists rip you off


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2014 Oct 17, 8:40pm   6,888 views  23 comments

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http://www.vox.com/2014/10/13/6957627/dentist-rip-off

Due to a few different factors a lack of oversight, rising debt incurred during dental school, and the rise of quota-driven corporate dental chains there's a decent chance that you might visit a dentist who's making decisions based on profit, not the work you really need.

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1   Robber Baron Elite Scum   2014 Oct 18, 1:41am  

Dentist and Doctors...

All mostly comprised of assholes.

A trillion times worse than lawyers.

2   Ceffer   2014 Oct 18, 4:14am  

Dentists are such ASSHOLES they should make the professions a branch of Proctology.

3   turtledove   2014 Oct 18, 6:05am  

I was at this dental chain a few years ago for a regular checkup/cleaning. I saw this BS first hand when the dentist wanted me to go for a orthodontist consult (within the same office).

The reason this is so ridiculous is that my whole life dentists have always commented on my perfectly aligned teeth followed by visible shock when the dentist learns that I never had braces. An exact quote from the past, "I feel like I'm looking at the model in dental school." (You know, the statue of the mouth that they practice on...)

The very idea that I need an orthodontist is laughable. The only possible motivation was profit. Now I'm suspicious whenever a dentist suggests any work, and I refuse to go to a chain.

4   zzyzzx   2014 Oct 18, 8:36am  

One of the other scams I have come across is the we don't do fillings scam. They want to do this other much more expensive procedure that your insurance won't cover..

5   turtledove   2014 Oct 18, 12:05pm  

zzyzzx says

One of the other scams I have come across is the we don't do fillings scam. They want to do this other much more expensive procedure that your insurance won't cover..

I find that they are constantly wanting to replace fillings. I went 15 years with the same fillings... No one said a word. Now, every year there's supposedly one filling that must be replaced.

6   Ceffer   2014 Oct 18, 12:16pm  

Going to the dentist is letting a Realtor into your mouth.

7   Shaman   2014 Oct 18, 12:24pm  

Yikes! I have a dentist appt on Tuesday!

8   Oxygen   2014 Oct 18, 12:35pm  

not sure whether you can see this if you're not a member of this BMW forum

Anyboy else here think dentist are just educated crooks?
http:/.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=1042755

9   Ceffer   2014 Oct 18, 12:55pm  

So, the people on the BMW forum are driving some of the most expensive cars in America, spending tens of thousands pimping them out, to make a chick magnet ass carriage that they can superficially display and burn up umpteen other dollars burning rubber and guzzling gas, and they are complaining about dental fees, which concerns their body, their health and personal appearance.

Makes sense.

I guess when you start thinking about those missing and hurting teeth, you should just go buy a flashy, spinning hubcap, instead.

10   elliemae   2014 Oct 18, 1:47pm  

Robber Baron Elite Scum says

Dentist and Doctors...

All mostly comprised of assholes.

A trillion times worse than lawyers.

Perhaps you should avoid them at all costs - pull out your own teeth and see no MD's at all. I'm sure both professions will survive - nay thrive - without you.

11   Robber Baron Elite Scum   2014 Oct 18, 1:55pm  

elliemae says

Perhaps you should avoid them at all costs - pull out your own teeth and see no MD's at all.

You are a typical doctor worshipper.

You think these people are geniuses, healers, noble and not worse than bankers.

You are a dumb stupid gullible typical sheep.

elliemae says

I'm sure both professions will survive

Than why are your idols bitching about obama care and ready to shit their pants when they hear about universal health care becoming a reality in the US eventually in the future?

The US is the only first world modern western nation without a universal healthcare system.

Canada, UK, France, Australia, New Zealand and pretty much all of europe has a universal health care system.

12   Ceffer   2014 Oct 18, 3:16pm  

I did hear about a dentist many year ago who did deep sedation in his office. He went to jail when a woman patient, who felt strange "down there" after the sessions, realized that when she left and went home, her underwear were on inside out after the office visit.

13   CL   2014 Oct 19, 12:17am  

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

They gas you and fuck your face and charge you for all sorts of shit they don't do.

It's called INNOVATION, ASSHOLES!

And THEN you need the orthodontist work, Turtledove.

14   Ceffer   2014 Oct 19, 2:18am  

Call it Crazy says

I guess he was working on the WRONG cavity!

The dreaded "vagina with teeth".

http://youtu.be/KnChLcmDYWI

http://youtu.be/T09auuVKHO4?list=PLZbXA4lyCtqpEnA3JHBfTsgcda3VGTeEG

15   🎂 Vicente   2014 Oct 19, 2:21am  

Ceffer says

I did hear about a dentist many year ago who did deep sedation in his office. He went to jail when a woman patient, who felt strange "down there" after the sessions, realized that when she left and went home, her underwear were on inside out after the office visit.

I never understand these stories. Every dentist I've ever been to, there's like 6 hygienists and assistants circulating around the office all the time. The assistant is the one who stays with me the whole time, as they are the cheaper labor. The dentist floats in at the last moment to do his thing, then moves on to the next patient.

16   Ceffer   2014 Oct 19, 3:16am  

Vicente says

Every dentist I've ever been to, there's like 6 hygienists and assistants circulating around the office all the time.

Must have been the personal touch.

17   turtledove   2014 Oct 19, 10:33am  

Robber Baron Elite Scum says

You are a typical doctor worshipper.

You think these people are geniuses, healers, noble and not worse than bankers.

You are a dumb stupid gullible typical sheep.

That's taking it a little far. Doctor's aren't the ones who control the system. They are very specialized technicians who tend to focus more on the doughnut hole rather than the entire doughnut... which is why their industry went to hell at the hands of a bunch of businessmen and lawyers.

18   turtledove   2014 Oct 19, 10:39am  

Call it Crazy says

Crank up the nitrous oxide

Well now let's not complain about the only redeeming thing about going to the dentist.

19   turtledove   2014 Oct 19, 1:23pm  

Call it Crazy says

We were building a home office for another customer and when we were installing the nitrous oxide outlets in the treatment rooms, he asked us if we would install one nitrous outlet in his master bedroom.

I didn't ask why......

Perhaps you could install one for me in the backseat vents of my minivan... There's nothing worse than driving with a couple of bickering 10-year-olds in the backseat. You'd probably have to install a glass partition for my benefit. So, could you swing it?

20   Ceffer   2014 Oct 19, 1:39pm  

Nitrous Oxide is one of the leading methods of suicide in dental hygienists and dentists, also accidental death. It is mind altering, so it is psychologically addictive (not physically), and can lead to a lot of neuromuscular problems if used in excess or frequently.

The gas is relatively innocuous when used infrequently, but abusers crank it up and the oxygen runs out first. They are unconscious and typically die of hypoxia/ aspiration.

They are often found dead in the dental chair with the mask on their face.

21   elliemae   2014 Oct 19, 3:23pm  

Robber Baron Elite Scum says

You are a dumb stupid gullible typical sheep.

Awe, you flatter me. Robber Baron Elite Scum says

The US is the only first world modern western nation without a universal healthcare system.

Canada, UK, France, Australia, New Zealand and pretty much all of europe has a universal health care system.

So, let me get this right. You say: Robber Baron Elite Scum says

Dentist and Doctors...All mostly comprised of assholes...A trillion times worse than lawyers.

However, in your next post (Where you make a feeble attempt to insult me), you appear to complain about paying for the healthcare these professionals provide, not about the actual work that they do.

I believe in socialized medicine. I've seen it work in other places and trust that it can work here. I certainly don't blame the doctors & dentists for existing in the current system we have.

Robber Baron Elite Scum says

You think these people are geniuses, healers, noble and not worse than bankers.

No - I think that they are people who study for years and cure many conditions that enhance the quality of life for their patients. In fact, I'm gonna be gone from patnet for a short period of time to recover after my doctor cuts some shit outta me that doesn't belong there So, unfortunately, for a little while I won't be around to read the shit that spews from your mouth like an asshole fountain.

You really should see someone about that.

22   zzyzzx   2014 Oct 19, 11:53pm  

Obligatory:

23   Y   2014 Oct 20, 12:10am  

I've never seen anything like that!
Pictures?

turtledove says

An exact quote from the past, "I feel like I'm looking at the model in dental school."

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