Anyone have any stories? I just had my first experience confirmed.
Not sure how, think it may have been due to massive fluoride treatments that probably will kill me before 60, but at age 50, I have managed to go through life with zero cavities, unlike anyone else in my immediate family.
Well 6 months ago, the place I had been going for two years, without telling me prior to my routine cleaning, had changed both the dental hygienist and the dentist, which was the first red flag looking back.
The new dentist walked in after my cleaning to inspect the x-rays and my chart and stated with heavy skepticism "So, you have never had a cavity?"
I immediately got wary from this because, while it is cool (and I am sure HORT is very proud of me) it's also not THAT rare a thing either.
He proceeded to look and poke around with the hook of terror a few minutes and and then dickishly pronounced to me and the hygienist "Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it looks like you got two cavities in your back lower molars"
It went downhill pretty fast from that statement when I immediately was skeptical and after some back and forth, I made it clear I was not going forward to scheduling caps he was selling me and made it clear I would be changing dentists and getting second opinion. He got a bit of an attitude and said go on ahead and get a second opinion and quickly walked out. I will add the hygienist was very quiet looking down whole time and seemed uncomfortable afterward.
I was in no rush for a second opinion, having zero pain or any other signs of trouble, and carried on with finding new place and making an appointment for the next cleaning.
Whelp - fast forward to today 6 months later at my new dentist and after cleaning and x-rays, magically I still have no cavities.
So having the BS confirmed, the whole thing is incredible to me that in 2022 we have brazen con dentists like the first guy trying to sucker patients in for unneeded work. I am sure I would have fallen for it if I already had some past issues so it makes me really wonder just how bad it is out there if this dude can't even pass up trying to pull a fast one on a guy with no cavities in his half a century on the planet.
Is something like this worth even trying to report to my insurance?
Not sure how, think it may have been due to massive fluoride treatments that probably will kill me before 60, but at age 50, I have managed to go through life with zero cavities, unlike anyone else in my immediate family.
Well 6 months ago, the place I had been going for two years, without telling me prior to my routine cleaning, had changed both the dental hygienist and the dentist, which was the first red flag looking back.
The new dentist walked in after my cleaning to inspect the x-rays and my chart and stated with heavy skepticism "So, you have never had a cavity?"
I immediately got wary from this because, while it is cool (and I am sure HORT is very proud of me) it's also not THAT rare a thing either.
He proceeded to look and poke around with the hook of terror a few minutes and and then dickishly pronounced to me and the hygienist "Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it looks like you got two cavities in your back lower molars"
It went downhill pretty fast from that statement when I immediately was skeptical and after some back and forth, I made it clear I was not going forward to scheduling caps he was selling me and made it clear I would be changing dentists and getting second opinion. He got a bit of an attitude and said go on ahead and get a second opinion and quickly walked out. I will add the hygienist was very quiet looking down whole time and seemed uncomfortable afterward.
I was in no rush for a second opinion, having zero pain or any other signs of trouble, and carried on with finding new place and making an appointment for the next cleaning.
Whelp - fast forward to today 6 months later at my new dentist and after cleaning and x-rays, magically I still have no cavities.
So having the BS confirmed, the whole thing is incredible to me that in 2022 we have brazen con dentists like the first guy trying to sucker patients in for unneeded work. I am sure I would have fallen for it if I already had some past issues so it makes me really wonder just how bad it is out there if this dude can't even pass up trying to pull a fast one on a guy with no cavities in his half a century on the planet.
Is something like this worth even trying to report to my insurance?