Re: should I sue the dental clinic

On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:02:34 -0400, "Tony Bad"
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"Tex" <twizzard@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It the arrogance you have by having people by the balls is what is
disgusting. Cracks like the start of the 2nd paragraph should be
reason enough to make people consider biting off their nose to spite
their faces so to speak.

The really interesting thing is even if he sues there will be someone
that will take his money down the road to fix the problem. It's not
the high fees nor the malpractice or malpractice insurance that rubs
people the wrong way....It's the you need this and I can do this no
problem as long as you put the $$$ up front....then when you can't do
this or this goes a tad south it's the ...opps put some more $$$ up
and we can get this all fixed up.

Funny how all the blame gets put back on the people who might get a
little satisfaction from bitching a little...they already forked their
money over and you want to blame them after they have already been
screwed...

In my other post my point was not to sue....what the hell why get
screwed a second time by another party....but if you said something to
me like the start of the 2nd paragraph I'd sue your ass even if it
wasn't on a contigency basis and I had to borrow the money to do it.
Of course you would never say this to somebody outside of a newsgroup
or unless it was down at the club amongst your peers.


The comment that offended you was made because such claims are commonly made
when people file dental malpractice claims. There are certainly instances
where such cases are merited, but often, in an attempt to pad the case and
make it worth their while, attorneys will include some odd damage or pain
and suffering claims. Loss of sexual consort is a common one.

If comments like that disgust you, you should vent at an attorney, not a
dentist. The poster who made the comment was trying to illustrate how absurd
a law suit could get if a contingency type attorney was involved

T


My line to begin with was to not sue...as then you'd just be getting
screwed twice.

No, I didn't read it so much as laying it off on the attorney...as
much as I did go ahead sue...who cares...it's just going to cost you
either way and we will get your money one way or another. Fee's will
just go up if we lose was the theme I read.

I didn't say I was offended either....I said I was disgusted by the
attitude of 'some' dentists in regards to here we will try this and if
it doesn't work we will try this ...as long as you cough up the dough
each time. Without putting it onto the table that 'try' is the
operative word and not do. And making it clear the fee only covers the
attempt and can have little to do with the results.

Personally I've had a few rips by dentists and lately I have had good
experiences with my last two. I say two because the one I had
underwent back surgery and cut his practice back...the one he
suggested I continue with is working out quite well too.

With both of them it has been a two way street....I'm up front with
them and they are up front with me. No real surprises. They present me
with options and I get to make the decisions. I had one tooth in bad
shape....My options were root canal or extraction...when I leaned
towards extraction he said, How about I attemt to fix it and if I go
too deep then it really does have to be extraction or root canal...I
said ok....he said he was lucky but he managed to fix it....no rc & no
extraction...I have the tooth 12 years later and paid for a filling.

On another one I said extraction....he wanted to go root canal...we
stuck with extraction and when he got the tooth out he said he was
glad we went that way because a root canal wouldn't have worked.

Another one I yelled ( :) ) extraction and he was so sure he could
successfully root canal it he told me that if I would allow the RC I
would only have to pay if it worked....if it didn't then just pay for
the extraction....the fellow he sent me to when he cut back his
patient load operates the same way.

Previously I went to one and was talked into some filling in
front....paid upfront and had it done....Then when I had a problem
with a tooth I had to go dentist hunting because he had retired...the
new fellow (the 1st one above) took care of my problem of the moment
and meanwhile suggested I get all the temporary filling redone
permanently! I almost jumped out of the chair...Temporary fillings?

He said yes, and was the reason for the color changes taking
place...That's when he offered to do them and if I wasn't happy he
wouldn't charge me anything....

So no I'm not against dentists as a whole and I'm not sue happy
either...nor do I expect miracles where they aren't possible...and
admit I have some responsibility in the process too (I'm not the best
at preventive & following up) ...I just want a fair shake for my buck
and am willing to pay the freight for results and if it's going to be
an iffy deal I want to know up front...so I can decide if the risk
matches my pocket book.
.

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