[Trish Crocker]

Nitabug, I'd be very careful of price shopping for your dental health. I have found that, in most cases, you get what you pay for. I'm married to a dentist who has spent many, many hours correcting the problems created by discount dentists. It always amazes me that no one price shops their cardiologist when they need surgery but have little regard for their dental work. As far as charging for x-rays, etc....would you have ANY surgery performed anywhere on your body, without complete understanding of where the problem actually lies?? Putting an implant in your mouth is surgery, and the success or failure of it is totally determined by the condition of the area the implant is going into. If it is not put in correctly it will fail, and then the costs to correct this (not to mention the time and pain involved) will far surpass the cost of any x-rays that should have been done initially. Please don't ever, ever have dentistry done by a doctor that does not see the need to do it correctly, one that is offering you a "discount". Ok, now I'll get off my soapbox, I just (obviously) have an issue with anyone choosing a health care provider by cost, I assist my husband and have seen the results of that. Oh, by the way, just wanted to add that I know nothing about Magnolia Dental, I (unfortunately!) don't live in the Villages yet (that whole "still working in Michigan" thing!). Magnolia might be a great dental office, I just worry about some of the things that you mentioned.

Trish