re: Dentistry is one of the biggest scams

My dentist and our kids ortho have been fricking rockstars.

I 100% disagree with you.

I like going to my dentist. Been seeing the same guy since i was a youngin. I take care of my teeth so i never really need much more than a cleaning and occasional cavity filling.

I think my dentist has a policy for hygienist. Once they turn like 25, he trades them in for the new model. Everytime i go , I have a fresh 20 something year old pair of titties getting rubbed on me when she reaches over me to get something.

Are dentists the medical version of body shops?

Try getting a date and having a busted grill

Weird bump

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Absolute bullshite. My teeth look great but, as someone who inherited bad teeth, I've spent a fricking asston of money to make sure they look the way they do.

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Me too. I hit my insurance limit pretty much every year. It’s February and they’ve already rung me up for glad of a crown.

Finding a good dentist is key for me because it’s an investment. The one I go to now isn’t cheap, but they always make my visit comfortable, only tried to upswell me once and I was hesitant but they showed me a with a little tool where my runs were receding, and ordered a deep cleaning. I still don’t know if I got scammed on that one or not. I did have an area where it bleed every time I flossed (several times a week) and it has since stopped bleeding.

Do you know what scam means?

knowing what i know now, i wish i went to orthodontic school. you make bank and there are essentially no emergencies to deal with. you do no surgery. all you do is attach stuff to teeth and make money.

In today's world, parents are going to get braces for their kids. They don't want their kids to have a complex from having crooked teeth. The demand has done nothing but increase in the past 20 to 30 years.

But I somewhat agree that there is no system of checks and balances on the price for braces. They can all charge pretty much what they want. You can shop around for a better price but who does that realistically? You would probably find that they are all about the same price. This is probably something they discuss at orthodontic conventions. Most insurance policies only give a lifetime max for orthodontics so there is no real policing by the insurance companies.