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10. I'd look at another dentist to confirm what your dentist told you

Dentistry is one of those medical fields where people can sometimes be taken advantage of mainly because we don't know what we need or don't need. If a dentist is telling you need expensive dental work then I'd definitely get a second opinion.

I had the benefit of dentists in the AF and working in the hospital/clinic I got to know a number of dentists. One dentist told me the reason he joined the AF was he was working for a large, chain dental business and they were always pushing him to up-sale the patients on things they didn't need. He said he couldn't do that to patients and all he wanted to do was to provide people with good dentistry so he quick and enlisted in the AF where he was happy to be.

I retired and chose a dentist from a list of dentists in my area. Turns out, my sister and brother went to this dentist. She was good and never tried to up-sale me on anything and if my exam showed no cavities or anything else she say so. She's since retired and the dentist who bought her practice is pretty good. I haven't had any complaints about her or her staff.

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