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MineralMan

(151,345 posts)

5. Get another opinion on this.

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 01:19 PM

Mar 2012

Dentists are trying to earn money. The real question is whether you need that work or whether the dentist needs the income. Pertinent questions include:

What will be the consequences of not getting this work done in both the short and long term?
What conditions exist that cause you to recommend that I have this work done?
Are you suggesting this work primarily for cosmetic reasons?

Listen to the explanations carefully, then think about them for a while.

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Anyone know the cost of "Composite Three Surface Anterior" dental work? [View all] Auggie Mar 2012 OP

Check your area for a Dental College. They often will do work FSogol Mar 2012 #1

Dentistry has become a racket. Every time I go to the dentist they rarely find cavities but Lint Head Mar 2012 #2

Amen! LiberalEsto Mar 2012 #3

Wow! I thought it was just me. phylny Mar 2012 #9

dentistry racket lope May 2014 #11

The price, unfortunately, sounds marybourg Mar 2012 #4

Thanks for responding everyone Auggie Mar 2012 #7

Get another opinion on this. MineralMan Mar 2012 #5

Another way to look at this - what are the labor hours and hedgehog Mar 2012 #6

The cost seems a little high to me, but it may be due to your location. TexasTowelie Mar 2012 #8

That amount of work merits a second opinion CrawlingChaos Mar 2012 #10

Get a second opinion. MineralMan May 2014 #12

It's a vaild question: Auggie May 2014 #13

I do not know. I also don't know if the work is needed. MineralMan May 2014 #14

No one is asking you if the work is needed. And you wait 2 years to post the question? Auggie May 2014 #15

Someone else posting in the thread, and I posted MineralMan May 2014 #16

Consider a trip to Mexico. cbayer May 2014 #17

Oops! Didn't realize that this was a 2 year old thread that got kicked. Well, cbayer May 2014 #18