When it comes to deep scaling, a hygienist may very well be more skilled than a dentist. They may very well be better trained to do that procedure than a dentist and may very well have more experience doing the procedure. A dentist's time is better spent doing restorative work. Whether the cost is reasonable and whether the procedure was called for is another issue. I don't have a problem with the most qualified, and cost effective, people doing medical and dental procedures.
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
If deep cleaning is not a scam, it is definitely a ripoff. The Village Dental hygienist wanted $1100 for a 90 minute deep cleaning procedure. I went to Dr. Lunsford in Leesburg and he said I did not need any deep cleaning procedures. Dentists in The Villages seem to want to push deep cleaning as a way to increase profits. How can you justify $1100 for a procedure that is not even performed by a dentist?
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