jrcoder
01-23-2012, 06:16 AM
DON'T LET THE DENTIST'S POLITE ASIAN BOW FOOL YOU. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE REVENUE. DON'T DOUBT ME.
I developed an abscessed tooth and called the dentist for help. He immediately took me in and examined me. X-rays were taken, he did a series of taps on my teeth to determine which tooth it was, provided me with an anti-biotic, told me to come back in a week for a root canal, and the procedure would cost $1,500, crown included. When I returned for the procedure, I told him I think he had the wrong tooth and he told me in so many words he was the dentist...not I. I reluctantly allowed him to proceed. He scheduled another appointment 10 days later for a crown fitting. 7 days later, the anti-biotic wore off and the very same abscess raised its ugly head again. When I arrived for the crown fitting, I informed the dentist he worked on the wrong tooth. Of course he came up with all sorts of excuses and denied any wrong doing. No fitting for the crown was made that day. After further examination, he told me I needed to pull the tooth next to the one he did the root canal on. I told him that wasn't the tooth and It was the tooth next to it on the other side. After further examination, he agreed. The tooth was loose, so he did a procedure called "tooth sterilization" and told me to come back two weeks later for another root canal for another $1,400, bringing the total bill to $2,900. I told him he messed up my good tooth and I shouldn't have to pay the total bill. He agreed and lowered the total amount I owed him to $1,900. He then proceeded to do the second root canal and scheduled another appointment for the post insertion and the crown fitting. When I arrived for that appointment, the tooth was still lose and I told him he could not install the post until the tooth firmed up in the socket. He became enraged...threw a fit...and told his dental assistant to fit me up for the crown on the good tooth he ruined...which she did. That night, the 2nd tooth he worked on broke in half. I called him with my concerns. He then gave me a estimate of $1,600 for a complete bridge installation...and added he would not charge me for the extraction of the broken tooth. What a deal that was. At that point, I made the decision to just have my crown placed on the first tooth he ruined and run like hell. When I finally returned to have the crown installed on the tooth, we finished up and I went to the front desk to pay the bill. I had already paid him approx. $980.00 and was told I owed the good doctor another $920.00. I told the front desk I didn't agree with that amount and the way I saw it, they owed me $30.00 ($1900 divided by 2 = $950.00). She consulted with the doc and he told her that I owed $180 more for a total of approx. $1,160 for the work he did. I paid it and ran.
I developed an abscessed tooth and called the dentist for help. He immediately took me in and examined me. X-rays were taken, he did a series of taps on my teeth to determine which tooth it was, provided me with an anti-biotic, told me to come back in a week for a root canal, and the procedure would cost $1,500, crown included. When I returned for the procedure, I told him I think he had the wrong tooth and he told me in so many words he was the dentist...not I. I reluctantly allowed him to proceed. He scheduled another appointment 10 days later for a crown fitting. 7 days later, the anti-biotic wore off and the very same abscess raised its ugly head again. When I arrived for the crown fitting, I informed the dentist he worked on the wrong tooth. Of course he came up with all sorts of excuses and denied any wrong doing. No fitting for the crown was made that day. After further examination, he told me I needed to pull the tooth next to the one he did the root canal on. I told him that wasn't the tooth and It was the tooth next to it on the other side. After further examination, he agreed. The tooth was loose, so he did a procedure called "tooth sterilization" and told me to come back two weeks later for another root canal for another $1,400, bringing the total bill to $2,900. I told him he messed up my good tooth and I shouldn't have to pay the total bill. He agreed and lowered the total amount I owed him to $1,900. He then proceeded to do the second root canal and scheduled another appointment for the post insertion and the crown fitting. When I arrived for that appointment, the tooth was still lose and I told him he could not install the post until the tooth firmed up in the socket. He became enraged...threw a fit...and told his dental assistant to fit me up for the crown on the good tooth he ruined...which she did. That night, the 2nd tooth he worked on broke in half. I called him with my concerns. He then gave me a estimate of $1,600 for a complete bridge installation...and added he would not charge me for the extraction of the broken tooth. What a deal that was. At that point, I made the decision to just have my crown placed on the first tooth he ruined and run like hell. When I finally returned to have the crown installed on the tooth, we finished up and I went to the front desk to pay the bill. I had already paid him approx. $980.00 and was told I owed the good doctor another $920.00. I told the front desk I didn't agree with that amount and the way I saw it, they owed me $30.00 ($1900 divided by 2 = $950.00). She consulted with the doc and he told her that I owed $180 more for a total of approx. $1,160 for the work he did. I paid it and ran.