I switched dentists once and the new guy came back with a bunch of work I needed

Dec 6, 2023
6:30:41pm

Blueto All-American

over $8,000 worth. I went to another dentist for a 2nd opinion and when I was done asked how many cavities I had and I had zero. Been with the second one ever since. Still haven't had one cavity, 12 years later.

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Does it feel scammy to switch to a new dentist and have everyone diagnosed

Gigo

12/6/23 6:16pm

That or your old dentist was crappy.

firstclass

12/6/23 6:17pm

Go to another dentist

Dark Forest Green

12/6/23 6:17pm

Get a second opinion.

PokeMAN

12/6/23 6:18pm

Yes

DiamondDog

12/6/23 6:18pm

Definitely get a 2nd opinion

TicoBrown

12/6/23 6:19pm

Ask for a copy of your xrays and post them on CB.

jacobugath

12/6/23 6:21pm

Sorry. That wouldn't help TNT

TNT

12/6/23 6:49pm

Get a second opinion. It could be overdiagnosed. But it’s also not uncommon to

blackandblue

12/6/23 6:21pm

I’ve purchased practices from two separate retiring dentists. One was up to

blackandblue

12/6/23 6:33pm

Yes. I went to a new dentist when I moved for grad school. Guy said I had two

Setpoint

12/6/23 6:22pm

Here's the thing about dentists: some treat things aggressively. Others conservatively. There's not a right

jacobugath

12/6/23 6:25pm

Yes, I accept this possibility. I just consider it unlikely due to the next

Setpoint

12/6/23 6:29pm

None of us will ever know because we weren't there.

jacobugath

12/6/23 6:31pm

Rrodnirk is thumb downing all my posts. Must be an anti dentite

jacobugath

12/6/23 7:34pm

Hey me too! 🖐️

Sparkling Delirium

12/6/23 7:41pm

That is fine the dentist should disclose his style

johnnybyu

12/6/23 6:29pm

Or he/she should just talk to the patients about what he/she sees and explain why they do or don't recommend tx.

jacobugath

12/6/23 6:30pm

I often tell my patients I consider myself conservative and explain what I’m

Bruton Guster

12/6/23 6:33pm

Do you wear a MAGA hat in all of your exams?

jacobugath

12/6/23 6:36pm

Took me a minute to get it. I’m in Tennessee so a lot of my patients wear them.

Bruton Guster

12/6/23 6:56pm

Interesting how when my dentist moved into a nice new building, and hired more

Emmett Fitz-Hume

12/6/23 9:20pm

I’m sure your $300-$400 really put a dent in his Porsche payment

Fatalplacebo

12/6/23 6:32pm

I've yet to meet a dentist who drives a Porsche. Miata, BMW, Mercedes, Maserati, and Genesis, yes.

jacobugath

12/6/23 6:33pm

Miata?

TNT

12/6/23 6:50pm

RE: Miata?

Cru Jones

12/6/23 7:06pm

RE: Miata?

HiLife

12/6/23 10:15pm

Miata lol

demon_llama

12/6/23 7:01pm

RE: Miata lol

jacobugath

12/6/23 7:03pm

RE: Miata lol

Cru Jones

12/6/23 7:07pm

I bet it put a big dent in his hundreds of thousands of dental school debt. Or

Sparkling Delirium

12/6/23 6:46pm

I went to a new dentist after graduating college. Just routine cleaning, nothing

BYUFootballisBack

12/6/23 7:08pm

I highly doubt they said they drilled too far. Even if that’s what happened

boorad

12/6/23 7:37pm

One of my least favorite parts of dentistry is the old, ‘my tooth didn’t hurt

Sparkling Delirium

12/6/23 7:44pm

Follow up question, one of the kids has 3 on all baby teeth. He’s in 7th grade

Gigo

12/6/23 6:25pm

It depends on the situation: If they are close to exfoliating, probably not. But if the cavities are on the side of the

jacobugath

12/6/23 6:28pm

RE: Does it feel scammy to switch to a new dentist and have everyone diagnosed

LaVellIfIKnow

12/6/23 6:30pm

I switched dentists once and the new guy came back with a bunch of work I needed

Blueto

12/6/23 6:30pm

It's really helpful to me (as a dentist) when my patients share their needs and

d-coug

12/6/23 6:34pm

That happened to me when I lived in St. George.

Jeffacka

12/6/23 6:36pm

Interesting as they have very good reviews on Google.

jacobugath

12/6/23 6:37pm

I'm sure they have their act together now.

Jeffacka

12/6/23 6:40pm

Jacob plumb?

HFF

12/6/23 6:57pm

RE: Jacob plumb?

jacobugath

12/6/23 6:58pm

Yes. I asked a dentist if he thought we were royalty. He said, “why do you ask

O Gaucho

12/6/23 6:40pm

Yes, he is playing you

JOPE

12/6/23 6:42pm

Not necessarily the case. Lots of data and info missing that could explain the

kotacoug

12/6/23 9:12pm

I went to a dentist in Provo after my mission and he found 4 cavities

OU Cougar

12/6/23 6:50pm

Same - was diagnosed with 5 by Cougar Dental and I believe they advertised

Joe

12/6/23 9:42pm

Cavities are pretty subjective. Some dentists fill at the earliest sign of them

boorad

12/6/23 6:54pm

Otherthing to keep in mind is that if a tooth has a cavity it needs to be filled

boorad

12/6/23 7:41pm

Exactly. Taking care of cavities when they are small is very advantageous for

kotacoug

12/6/23 9:14pm

Some dentist fill at the sign they can make money

claw

12/6/23 8:17pm

That's nothing new. That has been taught for years in dental school. But there's so much more to consider, like we've

jacobugath

12/6/23 8:29pm

A ton of different scenarios that make this iffy at best.

kotacoug

12/6/23 9:15pm

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Buffalo

12/6/23 8:36pm

Super shady

Mitty

12/6/23 9:25pm

As has been said, just because a new dentist finds things your old one didn't

byusage

12/6/23 9:47pm

Yes. I think most dentists are scam artists. I usually shop around dentists until I find one that isn’t a quack thief

YIsForBrigham

12/6/23 10:21pm

Yep. Happened to me. Was 35 and had never had a cavity. Moved and my new dentist

BigEasyCougar

12/7/23 8:50am

Most likely they were occlusal fills on your back molars

boorad

12/7/23 9:27am

Yep. I have amalgam restorations on my back teeth that have been there for 30 years or more. Still in great shape.

jacobugath

12/7/23 10:41am

These are the nuanced discussions and clinical decisions that people don't

Sparkling Delirium

12/7/23 11:47am

These are the ones where the response is “I haven’t had a cavity in 20 years and

blackandblue

12/7/23 12:40pm

100%. They hide and then spread. You catch those after they have penetrated

byusage

12/7/23 1:41pm

I just had my own family in today. I had to do 3 of these on my own 13yo son.

blackandblue

12/8/23 5:11pm

Yep. The only thing comparable or even worse are buccal pit fillings on lower

byusage

12/8/23 5:28pm

I love how there is one poster who returns and thumbs down the actual dentists’

Fatalplacebo

12/7/23 1:53pm

I sent him a boardmail asking why he's thumbing down all of the posts. He didn't answer.

jacobugath

12/7/23 2:19pm

Send him this

m0resn0w

12/7/23 2:46pm

Rrodnik- show me on these dolls where your dentist hurt you.

Sparkling Delirium

12/7/23 4:44pm

Man Pudgy Penguins really have gotten big and widespread... (NFT project)

BYUFootballisBack

12/7/23 5:07pm

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