s/o dentist- console me

[soozy87]

Is it a new dentist?

[yellowbrkrd]

I've come to the conclusion that all dental insurance sucks. I agree that you should get a second opinion though.

[lindyanne]

Oct 31, 2012 20:41:34 GMT -5 yellowbrkrd said:

I've come to the conclusion that all dental insurance sucks. I agree that you should get a second opinion though.

This. And you can probably pay for a quick exam but that's better than getting five fillings you don't need.

[livinitup]

You've already had a cleaning, you will need a new exam. You can probably tranfer your x-rays.

It's already November. If you need a crown, you can get a simple temporary and do the crown after January. But crowns are rarely on dental plans anyway.

Have the dentist's office run the insurance "actual" cost for the cavities. In my experience, it's very different than the policy. You may be surprised. If nothing else, you can wait 2 months until January for some of the work.

[agnes]

When H saw a dentist and we didn't agree with the findings, we got a second opinion. The second opinion won't be a cleaning just an exam. We called our insurance, told them we wanted a second opinion with another specific dentist that we heard good things about.

[Deleted]

I've had such a huge difference of opinion from dentists. Right now I'm using a PPO plan and an out-of-network holistic dentist who advocates for minimal treatments, and he recommends a lot less work than the HMO dentist who was constantly telling me I needed things I didn't really need. My teeth feel fine and are fine (which is what my dentist growing up, who I trust 100%, always told me). I don't trust dentists automatically anymore. Have you read any reviews about the current dentist to see if anyone else was surprised by his/her recommendations?

[LoveTrains]

I would highly, highly recommend a second opinion if this was a new dentist. There are some wicked shady dentists out there. If you don't have any tooth pain and have never had a cavity, I find his suggestions very suspect.