Re: should I sue the dental clinic

On 29 Jul 2006 22:10:35 -0700, "Alexander Vasserman DDS"
<purple543210@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Tex

I have to applaud you for doing all that research on me. Personally I
would not have the time or patience.
I am confused why you think I'm against smokers, I see them all the
time and I if they never hear the lecture about smoking I give it to
them only once and those that have heard this lecture which is the
majority of smokers, I understand them and try to work with them.
As far as me being affordable, I am definetly not cheap and I am not
the most expensive dentist in the neigbourhood. At the same time the
difference between what you consider being affordable and expensive
goes towards the best lab technicians, newest restorations and top of
the line materials used in the office. It's not cheap to be on top of
technology and constantly taking continuing education classes to keep
up with everything. If you did a survey of procedured done by most
general dentists and compare that to what I actually do in my office,
you will quickly find I have the longest list. The reason I take these
courses is because I want to provide the best treatment plan for the
problem and if a dentist does not know one part of dentistry very well
or is not comfortable doing it, chances are they are going to exclude
that from the treatment plan and many times it may be a mistake.
So I am not getting filthy rich in this profession nor was it my
intent. And I can back that up with the fact that I'll bet the car you
drive is nicer and newer than mine. My car (year 1990) is on it's
second engine and that is just from commutes over the years.
With my fees despite being on the high side when you consider the
actual value are more than fair and anyone that appreciates the value
can afford me. BTW there are many ways to make treatments affordable.
On occasion when I see that a patient despite their economic situation
rich or poor who appreaciates my dentistry by taking care of their oral
health and expressing concern, I usually end up throwing in a few
freebies.
In my book they may be your teeth but it is my face.

Take Care.


I may have over stated the smoker part and lumped you in with the
general theme heard from dentists once one reaches adulthood and is a
smoker.

I normally wouldn't have bothered to continue on by replying once it
looked as though things were back on a fairly smooth track...it's just
that the smoking part was my overstatement.

Well I do have plenty of time these days as I'm about 4 months into
retirement...patience, not really...I like to read so that part wasn't
a big deal.

Nor do I wish to leave giving you the impression I think you are
getting filthy rich...even if you are more power to you...I'm not
against people making what they can...I just don't want to feel like
or actually get ripped off in the process of them doing so. I did
chuckle about the car comparison though...it might depend on what make
90 you have :) I do have an 06 with sixty payments or should I say
about 52 left..it was one thing I allowed myself when I retired.
Probably be my last one unless something drastic happens.

Like I said ....if I hit the lotto!

You Take Care Too
.

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