Re: crown replacement - does this make any sense??????

dartos wrote:

>>>
Lots of insurance plans are rip offs (for everyone except the insurance
company) and the participating dentists sometimes don't practice the
way
you would like. They are not going to work for free, so they do what
they have to do to make a profit too.
<<<

wow - i think i am understanding things now- i am totally naive

despite the fact that i am a patient - in need of the correct by the
book treatment and expecting to get that - you're saying that dentists
take into consideration what insurance or dental plan coverage that you
have b4 they work on you, balance in their minds something like "well i
can save myself 10 minutes work and $25 worth of materials by cutting
this or that corner since this guy has a plan that doesn't pay me as
much, who cares if he is in discomfort, can't eat right, screws up his
gums, the crown won't fit right later", etc etc etc????

i'm going to be sick :-(

sounds like i would have been better off not enrolling in a plan and
paying full price, no matter what dentist i would be seeing

but even then there are still good/bad dentists (?)

and i just can't accept all this....i think that someone who would cut
corners because of what payment he is getting is basically dishonest
anyways & probably cuts corners with ALL HIS PATIENTS to make larger
profits - i think a "good" dentist would be someone who manages to
treat his patients in the best possible way, yet still earn enough to
keep his business going etc

and i don't mean to criticize or insult any dentists reading this
either - i think there are load of "good" dentists out there

i think the key is that you either care about your patients or you
don't

.

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