Thinking about Cecil and the dentist who shot him

[Auggie]

7. Not all dentists have that amount of disposable income

Palmer must have been good at running that business.

I agree that many procedures are over-priced, but then some of these practices have tremendous overhead and/or are still paying for medical school.

If we had single payer we'd pay less, of course, even for dental procedures. Practices that accept PPOs and HMOs take a beating in reduced fees.

I don't mind that the doctors I visit are paid well. They studied and worked hard to get that license, and the good ones are worth it (up to a degree). Just cut us some slack when all the debts are paid off, including that vacation condo.

BTW, not all dental offices are owned by dentists either. Any one person or group can own and run a practice.

I am not a dentist.