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Originally Posted by biker1
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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I don't mind paying a fair profit for a necessary procedure. But, I was quoted $1100 to deep clean only 3 quarters of my mouth with a procedure that was to take less than 2 hours by a dental hygienist. With the average pay for dental hygienists about 35 dollars per hour, the price seemed very excessive. So, I went to another dentist who told me that I didn't need any special deep cleaning, and that they could take care of any cleaning issue during a regular cleaning for which they charge $85.