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I moved here from Northern Virginia where I had the same dentist for 25 years. I had outstanding dental care with every 6 month cleaning, any issue or potential issue taken care of immediately, and it was expensive. My insurance usually covered about 20% of the bill. But I was working then so willing to pay for the quality and convenience of first class care.

Moved here and went to two dentists in the Villages. Each wanted $14,000 and $11,000 to "correct" past neglect. They must think we all showed up on the turnip truck. They wanted to replace a few older crowns, do some cosmetic stuff, and some "special" treatments that were poorly explained.

Finally went to Dr Hendry in Fruitland park. My insurance now covers 100% of the bill. Last statement I had an $11 credit because insurance paid more than the bill. Now do I think I get as good care as I was getting in Virginia? No way. This dentist takes a wait and see, if it gets worse, maybe sometime in the future approach to most problems. Had a chip on a back tooth and in Virginia it would have been an immediate fix, here it was a "does it bother you?" approach.

So my assessment is a very good dentist, very reasonable prices, conservative approach, and dental care that will last me my lifetime.