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Took my 7 year old daughter to a dentist. 8 cavities. Gotta get em right away! Went to another one. All good - zero cavities.

Many dentists are criminals willing to drill holes in children's teeth in order fraudulently take your money.

She's now 15. Never had a cavity ever.

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fma|2 years ago

Been taking my 2 daughters to a pediatric dentist since they started about to have teeth. Our eldest had cavities, which we could visually see. We were very careful with the youngest, brushing and flossing more. And well, she has even MORE cavities. They are between the teeth - which I guess, well, trust the experts. The fillings expensive aren't that expensive as dental insurance covers it.

Whats expensive is the nitrox oxide which the kids require because they can't sit still. Or maybe the dentist isn't good at her job and can't do it without it. This is 100% out of pocket. Insurance doesn't cover it. and the dentist can set whatever the price they want. This costs $100.

The kids for sure, fight and the dentist is in there trying to get them to open their mouth. Well, my youngest had 5 cavities, and only 2 got filled because of her small mouth and not comfortable.

You know what that means...more money to shell out because now she needs sedation. And that's $400, for a little drink that's like "Benadryl" as the dentist said...and it barely worked. The last filling couldn't be filled.

If we were more knowledgeable we would have just given her melatonin before the first procedure as that's more effective in calming her.

Oh and I found out the dentist is closed on Fridays. Must be nice to be able to charge so much you can pay yourself, staff the needed salaries and only work 4 days.

hahamaster|2 years ago

I think the majority of these people are despicable individuals who damage children's teeth for profit. But some are just plain incompetent. My son doesn't have a single cavity but there were cases when dentists at his school (who visit once every few months) "detected" cavities which were later proven to be simple food stains.