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Since it's slow...
I figure I'll share my current vent/dental saga. For those in 29, based on this, I do not recommend 29 Palms Dental.
I had originally gone there since it was literally a block from where we lived when I first go to California. Easy for me to find since I didn't really know my way around and I figured a dentist is a dentist. Anyway, I had a few fillings, got composites because they were only $23 bucks extra. NBD.
I spent over a year not going to the dentist. I know, shame on me. I had to go in for paperwork on my Marine Corps application. I figured that I would need some work done but not as much as they said I needed. They quoted 6 fillings and a $500 procedure not covered by insurance before they would sign my paperwork. Something seemed fishy to me because I'm 23 and I take care of my teeth so I opted for a second opinion when I got to PA. My suspicions were heightened by the fact that he considered polishing teeth a cleaning. No, at every other cleaning I have had they clean my teeth with those picks, then polish, and do that nasty flouride crap.
Yesterday I had my appointment in PA. The place I chose to go (my old dentist is overbooked because his partner retired and they took over all the patients) offers free x-rays and exam on your first visit...awesome. So, I told the dentist what had happened previously so he was aware that I had some cavities and needed to look for them. He saw none on the x-ray, did the exam (double checking every tooth) and found no cavities. What the muff!? He also said the only treatment he advised was a regular cleaning and signed my paperwork. Thrilled my paperwork is signed by the way.
Moral of the story, I'm pretty sure 29 Palms Dental is running a scam. Drilling and filling teeth that don't need it can ruin your teeth. I'm so glad I got a second opinon.
ETA: When he quoted me for my 6 fillings he did not offer the cheaper material because I already had the white AND the new price was $62 a piece.
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