On a recent dental cleaning with Dr. Schilley, he did a dental exam, and announced to me I had a cracked mollar, and that a crown was in order. I was familiar with some of the office marketing from electric toothbrushes, to a oral cancer screening with a lazer light. I found out later from other dentist that where of good repute, that they didn't do that. The charge was $35 for a brief scanning. The reality in the oral cleaning, is to check, the unusual, that may pertain to some type of oral cavity problem, these Doctors are not ORAL specialist in any terms, what we have here is another cancer frightening enticement to charge you money. I went to one of Mesa, Arizonas top dentist, to check up on the diagnosis, and the doctor was suprised, in that it was just a small stain, and nothing was really needed. I checked with the fees on the probablility of a crown, and found out my new dentist fees where cheaper by several hundred dollars. Crown's are the dentist, best money makers, incredible mark up from labs services, my estimate was around $! 800 my co-pay would have been nearly $700. There is comfort in having a dentist... That you can trust.
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