Re: Not happy with dental work

I do not have an agenda, I was just pointing out something I see too
often.
The help I offered was for you to go back to the dentist where you were
happy and the office that was not under HMO contract.
There is not much else that could be discussed at this point via this
forum.
The damage needs to be reassessed and a new treatment plan made, then
followed.
Sounds like with your flood situation being your #1 priority it is
going to be hard for you to get anything done at this point.


kenyadee via MedKB.com wrote:
You know, I came to this site to get a reasonable answer on what to do in my
current situation. I did not go looking to defend my financial situation and
the state of health care in this country. If you have an axe to grind on
such topics, perhaps you should look for an outlet where you can write a
weekly column to change the way things are and find a way that all people are
guaranteed good dentistry at all times from all dentists. In the mean time,
I'll thank you to refrain from unwelcome and unhelpful comments about this
particular situation at this particular point in time. You are not seeking
to help this person with her situation - you are seeking to push your own
agenda.



Alexander Vasserman DDS wrote:
I guess the house is more important than your body.
If I had a choice house vs a limb or a tooth I would choose the limb or
the tooth a house you can rebuild your own tooth or limb you can not.
There are many people in this world that do not have a house.
Furthermore, I understand you losing everything, but right now that is
just an excuse because you could have had your teeth done before the
flood. It was and still is just a matter of priorities and its
unfortunate but dentistry is not on top of your list and that's fine.

secondly I'm not commenting on your finances and I'm sure the
difference was significant, All I said is you got what you paid for. If
you ever bought a tool from the 99cents store and compared that to one
you bought from snap on tools,... the cost difference as you put it is
also significant and you can too say that you needed this savings
because you were rebuilding your home but guess what the .99 tool would
break on you after a few minutes, why because you got what you paid
for, And you surely would not rebuild your house with .99 cents tools.
So why don't you see that the HMO's are the same as tools bought at .99
stores.
Yes, good dentistry is very expensive and cheap dentistry is harmful to
your health as you have found out the hard way.
I'm not trying to sound like an ass and I am sensitive to your
situation, Its just that I see people making these mistakes over and
over because they get suckered into HMO marketing tactics meanwhile
they leave an office that offered them good care.
HMO's are worse than cancer, just because you revisited the dentist you
liked the fact that you are now part of the HMO you will be treated
differently by most places because the reimbursement transforms good
dentistry to cut corners and not spend the same amount of time on
detail. Even if you do not have that insurance and the dentist you go
to now sees HMO patients, you will still see that the attention is not
the same and it will always be hectic in that office. And what did rub
me the wrong way about your post is that your priorities did not
include your health because you let a list provided by an HMO decide
irriversible treatment on your body vs the dentist you were going to
and had a good relationship with. Sorry but I see it all too often.

First - the dentist office I returned to was the one that I had previously
used and was happy with.
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