Olgar Shiverstone
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I've had this problem. Sometimes it seems like a dentist's "thing".
I see a dentist every year and get cleanings once to twice per year. Moved to a new place, and the dentist told me I needed periodontal treatment. When through all the pain of getting that approved, treated, etc, and put on the every-three-month schedule. OK, fine -- though there was a % out of pocket, plus the dentist's office would push some "extra" treatment (basically a point injection/spray) that my insurance would not cover, every time I came in.
Relocated, new dentist -- no mention of need for periodontal treatment, just regular treatment.
Relocated again, back to the prior location and back to the prior dentist. They jumped right back on the "periodontal plus extras" treatment schedule. So I fired them (it did not help that they screwed up my billing, too). Found a new local dentist, started from scratch -- they basically told me that I had a couple of spots to watch, but did not go into the deep cleaning routine.
So it really feels like a racket with that one dentist.
I see a dentist every year and get cleanings once to twice per year. Moved to a new place, and the dentist told me I needed periodontal treatment. When through all the pain of getting that approved, treated, etc, and put on the every-three-month schedule. OK, fine -- though there was a % out of pocket, plus the dentist's office would push some "extra" treatment (basically a point injection/spray) that my insurance would not cover, every time I came in.
Relocated, new dentist -- no mention of need for periodontal treatment, just regular treatment.
Relocated again, back to the prior location and back to the prior dentist. They jumped right back on the "periodontal plus extras" treatment schedule. So I fired them (it did not help that they screwed up my billing, too). Found a new local dentist, started from scratch -- they basically told me that I had a couple of spots to watch, but did not go into the deep cleaning routine.
So it really feels like a racket with that one dentist.