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Originally Posted by 2 Oldcrabs
We have gone to a dentist up north every 6 months for checkup & cleaning. We each went to a different dentist down here and they both just wanted to get us in to try and "up sell" dental procedures. Are there any dentist that do not up sell?  |
Since I'm a seasonal resident, I have a regular dentist in Canada. I "ran out of time" before we left Canada, due to medical problems of a friend. So I thought I'd schedule a teeth cleaning in Florida, even tho I don't have coverage here.
I started calling dental offices yesterday. It is around $80 for a teeth cleaning, which is very reasonable. However, in order to have my teeth cleaned in Florida, the dental offices tell me that I'm required to also have an exam by a Florida dentist, which is a Florida law, $50 and X-rays $100. That makes a bill of $230 for a cleaning. Yikes. Lesson learned.