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June 8, 2012 at 10:38 AM #19858June 8, 2012 at 11:00 AM #745311
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ParticipantFirst question is “what is a deep cleaning”?
Never heard of the term and I have a dentist that misses the oppurtunity to upsell me.
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June 8, 2012 at 11:06 AM #745312Anonymous
GuestI have a couple of good friends who are a dentist and hygienists, and we’ve discussed this one a few times.
In most instances, “deep cleaning” and similar procedures is just a revenue source for the dentist. I fell for it when I was young and didn’t know better.
If you’ve had the dentist for a while and trust them, then perhaps you really need it.
If you aren’t sure, get a second opinion.
In any case, you should probably floss more. 😉
June 8, 2012 at 11:16 AM #745313
CoronitaParticipant[quote=harvey]I have a couple of good friends who are a dentist and hygienists, and we’ve discussed this one a few times.
In most instances, “deep cleaning” and similar procedures is just a revenue source for the dentist. I fell for it when I was young and didn’t know better.
If you’ve had the dentist for a while and trust them, then perhaps you really need it.
If you aren’t sure, get a second opinion.
In any case, you should probably floss more. ;)[/quote]
I floss everyday.I think it has to do with me being immune suppressed right now and skipping out on dental visits for the past year or so.
Deep cleaning means that they will get into the gums and do some cleaning.
The dentist also wanted to apply sealant to the rest of my molars to prevent caivities.
I don’t know…Sometimes when I walk into the dental office, I feel it’s worse than walking into a car shop.
Well, at least for me. A car shop, I know when the personal is bullshiting me….I can’t tell at a dental office these days what is really needed and what isn’t sometimes.
June 8, 2012 at 11:30 AM #745314SD Transplant
ParticipantThis is perfect timing as my wife just called me a few minutes ago fuming with respect to her chat with our dentist’s office. The office sent to our house a running ballance for 3-4 months, and my wife called about a detailed bill. As she pushed a bit more, the office changed the tune as in “ohhhh, nothing is due, your insurance covered it”…….
I feel like I’m going to a CAR dealership…..everytime.
YES, I’ve been upsold to deep cleaning as well (that makes me feel a lot better right about now)…..
June 8, 2012 at 11:38 AM #745315desmond
ParticipantYes get your “deep cleaning” this weekend for $99, but you better hurry. Holy S dentists are the new auto repair shop. I had “deep cleaning” it sucked, very painful, I think it took four visits and I will never do that again. My last visit for cleaning I had the full X-rays done and can you believe it, they found a crown that should be replaced, because you know “it is not a matter of if it will go bad but when!!! I am not going to do the crown. They also wanted me to come in every four months for cleaning instead of six, no thank you. I have learned to say no at the dentist office.
June 8, 2012 at 12:01 PM #745316CoronitaParticipantI wish I could get a “lifetime deep cleaning” plan similar to getting a lifetime alignment at a tire center 🙁
Maybe instead of fixing my own cars, I should outsource that and figure out how to fix my own teeth….
June 8, 2012 at 12:53 PM #745320Hobie
ParticipantMinor t-jack. Been to the vet lately? Dog needed shots. Vet does a ‘office visit’ which amounted to a quick once over of the animal and left. Tech returned and walked me over their computer screen showing the vets recommendations. $900 worth of tests, special food, teeth cleaning, vitamins, etc. I said, no…I just came in for shots. ‘We’ unchecked all of the ‘necessary’ services got the shot and left. Still $150. Talk about upselling.
Folks will scrutinize every line on a plumbers bill yet will pay a doctors bill without blinking. Guess I should have been a doc.
June 8, 2012 at 1:11 PM #745322kev374
ParticipantA point to note is that if you are going on vacation somewhere you may consider getting a cleaning done there….I had my cleaning done in Quito, Ecuador for $40 and I honestly can say that the dentist was far better equipped and knowledgeable than any dentist I have gone to in the USA. He even measured my gums with lasers and I have never even seen such an instrument over here in the US.
Time to outsource some of your medical expenses too.
June 8, 2012 at 3:20 PM #745326scaredyclassic
ParticipantI think I paid 100 or 150. But there was some expensive mess they sold me w it total 334.00
worth it
June 8, 2012 at 3:44 PM #745327ocrenter
Participant[quote=Hobie]Minor t-jack. Been to the vet lately? Dog needed shots. Vet does a ‘office visit’ which amounted to a quick once over of the animal and left. Tech returned and walked me over their computer screen showing the vets recommendations. $900 worth of tests, special food, teeth cleaning, vitamins, etc. I said, no…I just came in for shots. ‘We’ unchecked all of the ‘necessary’ services got the shot and left. Still $150. Talk about upselling.
Folks will scrutinize every line on a plumbers bill yet will pay a doctors bill without blinking. Guess I should have been a doc.[/quote]
http://shotsforpets.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=5
we don’t believe in vet visits. the dogs just get their yearly vaccinations from above. the dogs get their daily exercise and are not overfed. and if ever a tumor starts growing, there ain’t gonna be any surgeries or chemo.
June 8, 2012 at 3:48 PM #745328Participantwe use to frequent a dentist that would recommend a deep cleaning after every couple of years as well as regular cleaning every 3 months. recently we switched over to someone else and no mention of deep cleaning and regular cleaning is just every 6 months.
unfortunately most dental outfits are simply reduced to an autoshop experience, sad but true.
June 8, 2012 at 3:55 PM #745329jwizzle
Participant[quote=desmond]My last visit for cleaning I had the full X-rays done and can you believe it, they found a crown that should be replaced, because you know “it is not a matter of if it will go bad but when!!! I am not going to do the crown. [/quote]
As much as I agree with everyone else on dentists/upselling (which I also try my hardest to ignore), your dentist might be telling the truth about this one. My dad had a crown go bad and had to have a second root canal (I don’t even know how that was possible, since I thought they basically got rid of your tooth when they did a root canal). He was tried to ignore it for a month or two, since he figured he had a crown and clearly nothing could be wrong, but he was in incredible pain. And it was SUPER expensive to fix – much more so than just replacing the crown would have been.
June 8, 2012 at 4:06 PM #745332ParticipantMy dentist gives me a list of what should be done after my X-Rays, he tells me it’s not critical but it should be done. So I will get it done but I don’t like having to much done at once.
June 8, 2012 at 4:07 PM #745333bearishgurl
ParticipantI paid $200 (contract rate thru Aetna Vital Savings) for one in January of this year. The whole thing took about and hour and 20 minutes.
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