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re: How much of a scam is the dentist?
Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:18 pm to 03 West CoChamps
Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:18 pm to 03 West CoChamps
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you need a deep cleaning. Will take 2 visits and you will need to be numbed. That will cost you $450
Hmmm. Wonder why that would be?
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I haven’t been in a decade.
There it is
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Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:19 pm to 03 West CoChamps
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These "deep cleanings" are sold to people who haven't been to the dentist because they make them think they need them.
You have a mouth full of plaque and tartar from not going to the dentist for 10 god damn years. This isn't a 'scam'. Only a low IQ retard wouldn't go to the dentist for 10 years. You also need to look up the correlation of gum health and cardiovascular/heart health.
This post was edited on 6/18/26 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:20 pm to Phate
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My wife is a dental hygienist
Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:21 pm to 03 West CoChamps
To OP:
Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:21 pm to 03 West CoChamps
a dentist discovered my FIL's salivary gland tumor.
An eye doctor discovered my own father's imminent heart attack and sent him directly to the ER because he mentioned his vision had changed relatively suddently.
Its a good practice to get all that tartar off and a fresh start every few months regardless. You only get one set of teeth.
An eye doctor discovered my own father's imminent heart attack and sent him directly to the ER because he mentioned his vision had changed relatively suddently.
Its a good practice to get all that tartar off and a fresh start every few months regardless. You only get one set of teeth.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:22 pm to 03 West CoChamps
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These "deep cleanings" are sold to people who haven't been to the dentist because they make them think they need them
Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:28 pm to 03 West CoChamps
Bro your gums are gonna rot out.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:32 pm to 03 West CoChamps
Haven't read thread.
I'm with you on the dentist, OP.
Unless you have something wrong, or chronic problems (bad genes, meth habit, etc) you don't need to do the 6 month thing, or even the annual thing.
I wait until my gums start to feel sore, inflamed, basically gingivitis, then go pay for the two-round deep clean, and I'm good for a few more years. And if you pay without insurance, they'll do the deep clean in one round. It's the insurance that insists it be two rounds, for some reason I forgot. Or the dentist office lies to me. And you save $20 a month. And can pick whichever dentist you want, not the ghetto one your insurance company sends you to.
$20 x 12 months x 4 years is almost $1000. You can pay cash and do a deep clean for less than that.
I'm with you on the dentist, OP.
Unless you have something wrong, or chronic problems (bad genes, meth habit, etc) you don't need to do the 6 month thing, or even the annual thing.
I wait until my gums start to feel sore, inflamed, basically gingivitis, then go pay for the two-round deep clean, and I'm good for a few more years. And if you pay without insurance, they'll do the deep clean in one round. It's the insurance that insists it be two rounds, for some reason I forgot. Or the dentist office lies to me. And you save $20 a month. And can pick whichever dentist you want, not the ghetto one your insurance company sends you to.
$20 x 12 months x 4 years is almost $1000. You can pay cash and do a deep clean for less than that.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:33 pm to 03 West CoChamps
It's like 95% preventative. If you don't want to prevent bad things from happening to your teeth in the future, sure don't go.
Ask someone who has had these bad things happen to them and decide if it's worth it to you.
Ask someone who has had these bad things happen to them and decide if it's worth it to you.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:35 pm to deeprig9
Bro got 5mm+ pockets 
You better start saving, you will 100% be needing dentures. Deep cleaning isn't just to clean out bacteria under the gums, it also stops bone loss which if you need a deep cleaning every time you go, thats a massive problem.
You better start saving, you will 100% be needing dentures. Deep cleaning isn't just to clean out bacteria under the gums, it also stops bone loss which if you need a deep cleaning every time you go, thats a massive problem.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:48 pm to 03 West CoChamps
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I haven’t been in a decade
Disgusting
Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:53 pm to 03 West CoChamps
Pretty sure my dentist when I was a kid went overboard with some of his cavity fills.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:54 pm to Dicky
I’ve seen a loved one’s life completely fall apart due to dental neglect. He didn’t see a dentist for years and let a tooth get abscessed. The infection spread to bones and organs. He landed in the hospital for months and the bills and absence from work wrecked his life.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:55 pm to shutterspeed
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Dentists charge whatever they know they can milk your insurance for.
O.k., but that's also every doctor and hospital in existence. That's just how our health care system works.
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If not an outright scam definitely scammy.
What I said above notwithstanding, I do believe it's an unnecessary service, at least for maintenance/general health.
I grew up going to the dentist like clockwork and "had cavities" just about every time I went. After college I pursued work that left me unable to go to a dentist and realized after 2-3 years that it was the longest I had ever been without cavities in my life.
Now one of three things was happening. I either really didn't have all those "cavities" they told me I had, whatever they were doing to my teeth is what was causing the cavities, or the environment of my mouth was such that I consistently developed cavities for 18 some-odd years and then for some magical unexplained reason, suddenly that inexplicably reversed itself.
In any case I have been to the dentist once since 1993, and that was because I did have a baby tooth without a permanent tooth underneath that finally gave up the ghost. During that visit they told me that I needed a tooth implant to keep the rest of my molars from being pushed sideways. I said no thank you and my molars are fine 26 years later.
My breath does not stink (where do y'all come up with this stuff?), I don't have giant tartar barnacles attached to my teeth, and I have even been complimented on the whiteness of them.
You can buy dental tools off Amazon. I have two of them. Occasionally I will scrape some tartar off my teeth with them if I notice it (and during those times I will scrape the back sides that I can't see just for good measure).
Other than that, I brush my teeth consistently, floss inconsistently, and use mouthwash (according to the directions) religiously.
That's it.
If I had some indication that something was wrong (bleeding or painful gums, toothache, whatever) would I go to a dentist? Sure. But we're at 33 years and counting and that's only happened the one time with the baby tooth.
Dentistry has only been mainstream and maintenance oriented since WWII. They successfully oriented GIs in the war to dentistry for maintenance and subsequently converted the whole country. The fact that y'all think that no one can have healthy teeth unless a dentist is hired a result of that campaign. It's not reality. With modern public water quality (and btw, water is the only liquid I drink, with rare exception) and regular self-care I get way better results than I did when I was going to the dentist. And I would say my level of self care is only moderately greater than it was then.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:55 pm to ronricks
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I'm not confusing anything. I go to the dentist twice a year hence I don't need a 'deep cleaning' nor do I need to be sedated. Do you understand this? Its abnormal to need these things done. People who regularly go to a dentist don't have to deal with such.
I understand. You replied to a post about the deep cleaning procedure noting how your regular cleaning takes less long and requires far less in terms of interventions. So to that I say, uh, yeah, no shite. More involved and invasive procedures addressing a larger problem usually require more "stuff" and time to complete.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 2:58 pm to Hoodie
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He didn’t see a dentist for years and let a tooth get abscessed.
Your assumption is that the lack of dental care is what led to the abcess.
People who see dentists regularly get accesses all the time.
I, on the other hand, have see a dentist once in the last 33 years and have not developed an abcess.
It probably had a whole lot more to do with what your loved one did or didn't do on his own with regard to dental care than whether he was seeing a dentist or not.
Or, of course, if he had symptoms that he ignored for a long time.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 3:00 pm to deeprig9
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I wait until my gums start to feel sore, inflamed, basically gingivitis, then go pay for the two-round deep clean, and I'm good for a few more years
I can't tell if you're being serious or not, but choosing to pay more money and go through more pain and discomfort is certainly an option. Not the smart or healthy one, but an option nonetheless.
I paid $23 out of pocket for my cleaning yesterday. I pay that every 6 months and avoid ever having to pay $450 for the brutal deep cleaning and potential dead/decaying teeth that need root canals or to be extracted (that's gonna cost extra). But you guys do you and we'll see how it goes.
This post was edited on 6/18/26 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 6/18/26 at 3:01 pm to 03 West CoChamps
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How much of a scam is the dentist?
this is what i come to expect from the typical TD poster
Posted on 6/18/26 at 3:04 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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I paid $23 out of pocket for my cleaning yesterday. I pay that every 6 months and avoid ever having to pay $450 for the brutal deep cleaning
If you have a job that pays all your dental insurance for you, that's a horse of a different color. How much comes out of your paycheck every month for that dental insurance, AND you still have a $23 copay? Add all that shite up and re-run your numbers, and get back to me.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 3:05 pm to 03 West CoChamps
quote:Everything, except what you do for a living, is a scam baw. Wake up!!
How much of a scam is the dentist?
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