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High staff turnover should also be a red flag. If there are new hygienists, assistants and front office every time you see your dentist that should be a red flag.

Biggest red flag in a dentist office. When they quote you a price for work needed to be done that equals out to a house down payment which also includes insurance.

My dentist has a receptionist missing half her teeth. That feels like a red flag.

Me, a dentist, watching this because I don’t want to be a red flag 😞

1. 0:30 no dental hygienist 2. 0:57 no perio charting 3. 1:45 fast appointments 4. 2:35 xray frequencies 5. 3:45 dirty office - infection control 6. 5:15 bad communication

I'm a dentist, and I agree with all the red flags. Unfortunately, dentistry is very subjective. What may seem to one doctor a cavity too small to need a filling, maybe to another doctor, a cavity worth filling. I see patients all the time that tell me their previous doctor diagnosed them with 10 cavities, when to me, only 4 need to be filled. Some Dentists are conservative, and some are aggressive. Unfortunately, this creates a lot of confusion for patients.

My dental hygienist niece warned me there is much poor to sloppy hygienist performance too. She said it did not used to be this way even ten years ago. It was simply not tolerated. Thank you for this! People must be extremely cautious WHERE they go to the dentist!

Biggest red flag: Hearing the screams of the damned when you walk in.

I think that one that was not mentioned, is when you have some offices that have extremely rude staff. Especially the ones that talk badly about patient. That to me I feel is not only unprofessional. But it shows me what kind of people they are.

I went 5 or 6 years with out going to the dentist for fear of what they would tell me I need done. Finally faced my anxiety and schedule one. The dentist really took his time and explained to me why my gums were severely bad and showed me where on the x-rays I needed cavities. He also showed me why one tooth need a filling and why the one next to it needs a crown. He is the first dentist in my life who has told me where and why I needed this dental work. My dentist in the past never listened to me when I told them my problem or area of concern. This one listenes. The hygienist here also were super kind and explained to me how to better floss and brush my teeth. After 6 months of appointments I have gotten 3 crowns and 14 fillings done. Its been a lot of work. But I honestly feel so much better. I had ignored the teeth sensitivity for so long.

" Report Fraudulent Medical Staff/Doctor's To Your Insurance Company & Leave Negative Review "

Not a dentist, but at an orthodontist office in the Albany New York area, where they were spreading mononucleosis because of their poor hygiene practices on the open floor plan cubicles. This is a huge multi million dollar private orthodontic Business. Escalade’s and Jaguars parked out back. Needless to say I had to reach out to the health department. They gave my son mono. They would go and open drawers with the dirty gloves, and then come back to the patient’s mouth with the dirty gloves on and put them in the patient’s mouth. They also would clean up and set up for the next patient with the dirty gloves on from the previous patient. I barely could believe my eyes.

I go to a small dental practice, and my dentist is the one who cleans my teeth rather than the hygienist. I love that.

I had a dentist tell me once i needed laser treatment for my gums. I denied it and also didnt have the money. Went to a different dentist and I asked him about it. He said, no your gums healthy. You don't need such a treatment! I love that whole office. Its small but great. 😊

This helped so much, I had an experience when I was in my late teens, my current dentist wouldn’t listen to my concerns. So I told my parents and I switched to a great provider, thank you Whitney for this video!

I quit dental hygiene after 30+ yrs when the YOUNG dentist I started working for, when I said the patients were loaded w calculus ( bc the last hyg didn’t do her job ) told me to “do the best I can in the time allotted ..it’s better than when they came in.” 🙀😵‍💫😵‍💫😩. These people have no idea their mouths are a mess….not perio but burnished sub calc. They had never had a thorough cleaning and thought I was too rough. There are good offices out there but they are hard to find these days.

My dentist when I was a child didn't wear gloves or a mask. Literally hated going to the dentist. A year or so ago I found a great dentist and it's made my life so much better. Got me a waterpik and a sonic toothbrush. My mouth hasn't been this healthy in years! Love your videos 📹

My old dentist was ripping me off so bad for 3 years . The staff were inconsiderate, rude and just rough while working in your mouth . During the pandemic one hygienist had no face mask and was constantly coughing . I finally gave in and wrote a review stating my experience . Now I am happy with my new dentist .The staff are friendly, very knowledgeable and extra clean oh and affordable 😊

My last dentist didn't chart my gums, and cancelled my cleaning twice in a row because "the dental hygienist had a family emergency". No problem, right? Not when they were over booked and had to push your cleaning out 6 months both times! When I was able to switch insurance that was excepted more places, I RAN! To a new dentist. I made my appointment, which they apologized had to be scheduled "next week", as they were booked the current week. Then called two days later asking if I'd like to come in as some one had cancelled 🙂. It's so nice to have a great dental care team again!!

I’m 29 and I had periocharting done for the first time last month at my new dentist. You really don’t know what you’re missing out on when you’ve never had the opportunity for proper dental care.

This is GOLD!!! Thank you so much! You truly show you care about people and that is highly appreciated!

My country doesn’t have dental hygienists 😅 And x-rays are rarely done. I guess my whole country is a 🚩 😂

Just made me love my dentist, because she has none of these red flags. I see her every 3 months for perio cleanings, and she explains in ways that I can understand everything, and also keeps my anxiety at bay. I absolutely adore her, and it took me years to find a dentist I could trust because I don't like any type of doctors. Thank you for your simple way of letting me know my dentist is a wonderful one!

Thank you for this video; so helpful! It confirms that my dentist's office is absolutely top shelf. They exceed all of the target points you mentioned. My dentist checks all the work and gives me a thorough explanation. The hygienist also informs all the way through and any observations she makes. They give advice and do compliment my efforts, too.

Thanks for this vlog. Never had a problem with my dentist or hygienist, especially when charting my teeth. And that's the best part of the exam.

Another red flag is when the front desk person/receptionist constantly changes the dates of your appointments without telling you then tries to charge you a "cancellation fee" for not being to attend an appointment you didn't change and were never informed of the change and that persons tries to blame you. Happened after our regular dentist sold his practice to someone else and all of the staff changed as a result. New receptionist was constantly changing all of our appointments on us without telling us and then blaming us for it. Found a new dentist and haven't had a single issue with this.

I was a dental receptionist for a dental office where they didn't bag the instruments. He would also go into his office and go through his mail while the patient was getting numb, but still had the gloves on and then did the procedure with the same gloves he went through his mail with. Even though I worked for him, I went to my old dentist for care, even though I could get it for free with the dentist I worked for. He was a great boss but a terrible dentist. He also did all the cleanings himself, no hygienist.

I’ve been driving 180 miles 4 times a year from Maine to Lexington Mass to go to my hygienist for 24 years and when she went to work at another dentist I followed her there along with about 30 other patients ! Goooooooo Janet ! 😂😂😂😂

A new dental hygienist because the last one "is no longer with us" every time 6 months that I go to that dentist..... A huge red flag to me.

I’m a Dental Hygienist practicing for 16 years! I agree with you on everything in this video! You go girl, tell the people “how the cow are the cabbage!”

I would also add 2 things, imo: 1 - High staff turnover! Bad, bad sign. I worked for a corporate (*coughnotherbadsigncough*) office that before I left, had over 15 people quit in 1.5 yrs (so THE WHOLE OFFICE... OVER 2 TIMES) and at least another 3 that left within a month of my leaving. That office is now closed so yeahhh 2 - They don't "show and tell". They just tell you "you need X, Y, Z done" but don't show you the cavities etc on the xrays or even worse don't show you the xrays, period. I remember a kid we had that came in for a second opinion, after being told they needed $15,000+/- work - multiple RCTs, EXTs, fillings etc. I took the FMX and yeahhh, nah. Might've been 1 or 2 small interproximals but the pt was basically told their teeth were bombed out and they about needed dentures. Was a well known BIG dental office that heavily advertises, so is well known but wow. That was a god 5 years ago and it still makes me sick >:\

Thank you for being honest. We appreciated very much.

I agree infection control number one red flag 🚩

My first dentist had almost all of those red flags. My parents never took me to the dentist as a kid so I had no idea that it wasn't normal for the dentist to do the cleanings and I didn't know what perio charting was until I started watching your videos. I switched to a new dentist for my next checkup. I'll be changing again because while the dentist and hygienist at the new clinic was great, the billing department is terrible and overcharged me and my husband and refuse to give us our money back. They also charge $40 for an oral cancer screening when it should be included in the exam. They said it's an "advanced" screening that uses some sort of device to check for cancer. I declined thinking they'd still do the manual check where they move your tongue around and whatnot but they didn't do it. Apparently it's pay $40 or get no cancer screening. It sucks because I do like the dentist but I hate being ripped off.

I just started seeing a new dentist and knowing they have all of these makes me feel more comfortable! The dental cleaning was a middle clean (I get a deep clean next time I go back after treating my mild gingivitis) and even that took about 20/25 minutes. Can’t wait to get my Invisalign!

My dentist's assistant said that my insurance would cover some more xrays. I declined. I don't think x-rays are harmless.

I had to get a new dentist as mine retired. I ran into nothing but losers. My first call was for a retreat of a 20 year root canal. The first thing they asked me was, how clean are your teeth? Pushing the $5k deep clean fraud and when i refused...no visit. I reported them and my insurance basically said they don’t care.

I visited a dentist yesterday after basically never visiting one and not taking care of my teeth for nearly 15 years (I am 22 as of writing this). Reason I not start to care about my teeth is constant pain I have for 2 weeks now. In a summary, my now new dentist seems very competent based on the mentioned Red flags in this video. There is a lot he told me I have to go through in the near future (3 planned appointments for now) but everything was explained and I had time to ask. First they did they did an x-ray and after that the dentist came in and explained what he already saw on the xray (my wisdom teeth are all in a risk position and should be taken out before it becomes a bigger problem, as well as one broken tooth next to a wisdom teeth that is practically beyond repair and should also be taken out). Speaking about the one permanent tooth that needs to be taken out, he said I don't necessarily need a replacement like an implant due to it not having any effect on chewing anyway but if I want I can get one in a year or two as the overall condition of my entire teeth has a priority right now (I have cavities basically everywhere). He also manually looked at my teeth as well in case there was something maybe not visible on the xray and after that we spoke about my insurance situation, questions I still had, etc. Then I got my appointments of which the first one is a deep cleaning which is majorly covered by my insurence, after that the tooth extraction and then the cavity therapy. Overall this dentist seems competent and honest from my perspective but I keep my eyes open. For now I am at least thankful they take care of me because it was hard enough to find anyone here (Germany).

I appreciate this informative video. I think I have a better understanding of what to expect after watching this. Thanks😁

@TeethTalk I Really Appreciate Your Very Informative Video!!! It Has Given Me A Lot To Think About!!! 👍👍👍

My first red flag is hearing you talking about the dentists anc their practice and giving diagnosis

This is good info, thank you. I had wisdom teeth removed with someone hovering over me for an hour with no mask. I was not pleased about this.

I feel like another red flag is different staff everytime I go

I have dental anxiety causing me to push off appointments up until recently due to not going for the first 18 years of my life. So I like when my dentist talks me through what they are doing or just tell me the plan with the work they are doing so I can relax and trust they are doing their job.

I’d like to add not referring a patient for emergency care when they’re coming in pain (I had cracked a filling in quarantine, they referred me to dental schools!)😮I’m still on the hunt for a dentist with some standards!! It was so horrible the entire office closed and the dentist just vanished

Retired and moved over a 100 miles away. Have to have nitrous for cleaning. Finding dentist here in Austin who doesn't charge for this, not happening. So I drive back to my dentist 2x a year. Worth it. He's amazing.

Thanks for revealing the truth! ❤

100% agree I'm 24 and started going to a dentist I found on google with really good ratings. After my first visit they asked for me to give them I review (I didn't) got 3 crowns put on 3 roots canals I had got done. This was 1 year ago. My crowns are lifted causing me to have really bad breathe since food gets stuck in them. Went to a new dentist this year because I felt like my old dentist was gaslighting me and lying to me. Come to find out one of my teeth needs a root canal re treatment and the crowns that were put on are not in good shape for them to be a year old. Also lost one tooth before visiting this new dentist and I feel like that tooth had to be re treated also. I was always having issues with it and she would always try to say I wasn't flossing right and that's why it felt uncomfortable. Please get a second opinion and trust your gut.

My Hygenist did a scan. She showed me how my teeth come together, where my recession is, why the recession is there, where my teeth come together, wearing patterns and looked for cavities in between my teeth with the scan. Doctors have shown me X-rays and photos before but the scan my Hygenist did was so much more educational. I got into a night time guard and my headaches are much better. I will need to move my teeth to put them back there they before so the come together in a healthier way. That scan was everything. I floss and brush every day but didn’t know what grinding could do to my teeth. I loved it.

Thank you for this necessary reminder. I moved to a different state last year and was new to the Dental practice the hygienist performed a teeth cleaning however there was no perio charting done. I was confused but didn’t say anything. It seems to me that it should have been done especially because I’m a new patient. They did everything else. Just not the perio charting. Anytime I’ve ever had my teeth cleaned this was always done.

Gosh I love this. Thank you!!

My new dental place is all green flags, yay!! I love my new place. Everyone is so nice and thorough and extremely helpful. Hygienist and dentist both talked to me and discussed my gums and teeth to me and went over my X-rays. I felt so safe there and helped. I hope everyone finds a place like that

I have 3 professional tooth cleanings a year and I always have to free up my morning, because my dental hygienist takes almost a full *hour* to do the full cleaning and checkup. And it is genuinely a decent price for a professional tooth cleaning in my country. Also, my dentist is an amazing care provider overall. I had neglected my teeth due to severe depression and when I finally pushed past my anxiety, I had some major calculus buildup and two collapsed teeth that needed root canals. My dentist was so understanding and friendly and I'm glad I found her because I've never felt this well taken care of before.

Even if the Dental care system is a bit different in my country, this was super helpful for me! I've felt something's been off with my current dentist ever since my first few appointments. He's always in a rush to finish cleaning, no explanation or any gum condition updates or information. Nada. I even brought it up asking if there's something I need to worry about regarding the gums in my lower mouth because they're tender and sometimes painful, my dentist literally brushes it off (no pun intended) as a potential side-effect from 15 years of bulimia, and not gum disease/infection. I worry my teeth will actually fall out eventually as the gums have retreated back, all the way down to the nerves. Thank you for making this video!!

Love your channel! I’m 31 and lost my dental insurance when I was 23 the prices were outrageous and scared me to not even go in for a visit. I was a single mom of 3 young and turned to smoking cigarettes. That didn’t help at all. It’s been one year since I stopped smoking cigarettes (I used a vape to help) this past Tuesday I had two extractions I have been needing for what feels like forever. I was in so much pain every day… This extraction was the last hurdle and I’m so excited to finish my treatment plan. the surgery helped me tremendously because a dry socket sounds like complete hell so I abide by all the post op rules x1000 Blessed to say no more smoking cigarettes and no vaping!!!❤️

I have a good dentist rn but I'm moving soon and gonna be under a lot of stress finding a new one. Thanks for the video!

Thank you for sharing this because I went to a dental office somewhere in the Wake Forest North Carolina area. I only paid for twice a year cleaning because I didn’t have insurance at the time. I went in for my routine cleaning, and the hygienist spent less than 15 minutes in my mouth, skipping back-and-forth through my mouth with out fully cleaning it and proceeded to say “oh your teeth is perfectly clean, we didn’t have to do much at all today.“ needless to say it left a bad taste in my mouth, and I never went back, which is a pity because the dentist was great and the other hygienist that I had in the past were all great, but I did not want to have that particular hygienist ever again working in my mouth. So thanks again for sharing. I thought maybe it was just me, but now I know better.

Where was this video last month when my poor hubby got screwed by a shady dentist??!?? Love you sister!

A former dental assistant told me to be wary of any dentist office that used the word Smile. My insurance changed. The new dentist said I needed $1,400 or work of which not much was covered. I went back to my old, long-time dentist. He said he could only see one small cavity that I needed. I just paid him full price and never went back to the one with "coverage." Stayed with the old dentist until he retired.

Wow - interesting comments and your talk on choosing a great Dentist was an eye opener - fortunately we in India do have excellent dental practitioners 😊

As a dental assistant, I totally agree to this.💯💯👌👏👏

Good info. Thank you.

Hi 😊thank you for this information. I’m a new subscriber ❤

I've used online coupons (Groupon, etc) to get routine exams/xrays/cleanings. The most recent one I saw did things differently from other dentists I've used. 1st, they did my tooth x rays while I was standing in a room separate from the exam room, rather than the x-rays where you stay in the chair, bite down, and get photos taken with the thing right next to your face. 2nd, they didn't do any tooth polishing after the cleaning. My appointment was under 30 minutes. Lest I sound paranoid, they didn't seem ready to go when I arrived (one of the cleaners wasn't hooked up and the dentist had trouble doing it), the toothpaste sample they gave me was expired over a year ago, and they offered $10 Amazon gift cards if you left a Google review. Now I know why they had hundreds of positive reviews! D'oh!

Hi, I really enjoyed watching your video. I am a dentist who has always practiced at a very high level of awareness of dental and periodontal disease, and have focused on this sort of treatment before my patients would receive restorative care. Periodontal maintenance, to me, has been very important. I want to give you a reason why we are having such a hard time finding hygienists in some offices. Part of the reason is because during this last shut down of businesses, between 2020 and now, many hygienists have fallen out of the profession, and/or have retired, and have not been replaced. As a matter of fact, the dental schools and hygiene schools often would not allow students to practice on people. The skill level of new graduates, therefore, is quite low. There will be a learning curve, but they often do not have the experience necessary to jump into a normal full-time practice. The other reason was that, based on what I heard and saw, with some of my Hygienist friends, there were scary articles in the hygiene publications, which caused Hygienist to be afraid to go back to work. This has been very hard for dental offices, and has, in some cases, where there were three or four hygienists to begin with, caused DENTISTS to take up the slack and fill in for their hygienists who are not there anymore. It is very detrimental to Those offices where restorative dentistry is necessary. It is essential to keep up the periodontal maintenance, but then restorative dentistry falls behind. It would be really nice for you to put up a video that extols the virtues of working in a very clean environment, and that might discuss some of the other things that Hygienist can do other than cleaning teeth, Such as creating an advanced perio maintenance program, using oral DNA labs, using a Perio scope, or Emdogaine treatments for bone regrowth, etc.

Every dentist I've ever had passed this, except one during my time in the military.

THANK YOUUUU ❤💝

I love that my dentists office is all GREEN FLAGS! My sister just went through a terrible experience with her office that they had to fire the hygienist for not reporting periodontal disease for hundreds or patients

Thank you excellent topic!! Maybe one day you can get your front desk peeps to talk about insurance blunders….PTO vs Premiere vs Premiere Only …. Huh? 😩😊

I had 3 dentist that I loved going too but then someone new takes over and everything changes my last one passed away but when the new person took over and I went in there because my crowns came off his customer service was not nice and found out that everyone who worked there left only one person stayed but I decided what he wanted to do to my teeth I felt what I said he didn’t care I also heard that the lady that does the cleaning a friend told me she did a terrible job. I now have to find a new dentist it’s so hard to find a good dentist that care and listen to you and works with you about ur teeth

I appreciate the tips! Found my new dentist about a month ago. Thank God she is none of these!

I am a huge fan and I am subscribed!❤❤

Thanks for the video!

Dentist here. I agree with most of the red flags. It is important to note that there is a major dental hygienist shortage right now so a lot of offices do NOT have a hygienist, especially after Covid because so many RDHs quit. Like the video said, if the dentist does a good job with your cleaning, it should be fine. I do a lot of cleanings in my practice. It's nice to just clean teeth especially at the last hour of the day. I've had some of most fun with these appointments because cleanings are super easy compared to everything else I have to do. My patients and I will chat, catch up on life, and goof around. It's great. I used to hate cleanings but now that I'm so busy, doing cleanings is like a nice break from my "actual job." Additionally, we take a lot of x-rays at my practice. The radiation dosage is low and now the ADA guidelines state that patients don't even need lead aprons or thyroid collars. We take routine x-rays to bill out to insurance but sometimes, I will take an additional x-ray and waive the cost because I really need to know what's going on. My time is valuable and I don't feel like wasting it by haggling an x-ray fee with a patient. A lot of people get upset with dentists and dental offices because their insurance sucks. We've had insurances deny patient claims for the dumbest shit and of course, patients get mad at us when we've sent in all the information, x-rays, letters, etc. to their insurance companies. I don't think patients understand that insurance companies are not out to help people and dental insurances, in particular, are the worst.

I live in Argentina and these six red flags coexist in almost all clinics :/

Great video Whitney

my new dentist is amazing best I've had so far.. I'm glad I was picky

When KZfaq suggested your video I had to watch and was nervous as I was afraid of seeing the red flags and thankfully my dentist didn’t have any. My dentist did my pockets when I was new and my cleanings take around 30 minutes and are very thorough. The dentist always stops in after the cleaning to discuss any areas that I can improve on and shocked me completely by actually sending me a check for a fluoride treatment that I paid for and they discovered it was covered by my insurance. I love my dentist and the same hygienist all the time. Something you should add as a red flag is upselling procedures that often occurs in big corporation type offices and even in smaller ones. I went to one after my dentist of 20 years decided to retire and went in on a X-ray and exam special new patient deal and right away my 6 tooth bridge had decay and needed changing to the tune of 11,000 😢 when I went to my present dentist she told me it was very minor decay and could be dealt with by stepping up my at home care which I did and reversed the decay 100% Unfortunately some dentists want the big payoff right away and have no desire to build a long term relationship.

My worst exp. ever was in TJ they had flies flying around in the office and I ran out lol.

I once had a dentist who was part time farmer and part time dentist. He and his wife ran the whole office. Dentist did all the cleanings, visit lasted an hour and he had a little 8 inch tv for entertainment of the patient. The wife typed the invoices on a typewriter! This wasn't that long ago either. Maybe 20 years. He used to have me hold stuff too, like the container for the teeth polish he was using to polish the teeth.

I went to a dental office pretty far from where I live, everyone is nice but the office is just a little bit run down, the vinyl coverings of the chairs are cracked, but they have some of the newest technology, like they can 3-D print crowns so you don't have to wait, and they do almost everything in-house. I tried out another place closer to where I live, they have a big advertising campaign, lots of billboards and ads, free whitening, massaging chairs, fancy office, flatscreen tvs on the ceiling... but they didn't do a perio chart and the dentist barely spoke to me, and I'd need to go to a whole different office to get my wisdom teeth removed. I went back to the first office. I don't mind the distance if I get better care.

If the dentist has been doing the cleanings and has been saying "You have a little inflammation", he eventually gets a hygienist and she says "You have some bone loss", that will be a big regret.

My dentist office is amazing! Never any issues in 8 years. Shout Out to East Wichita Dentist and the staff!

Wow captivating viseo... well done !

This is why am changing Dentist after 14 years. Great video. One of flags is my issue no check on my pockets or explanation why not.

I left my last dentist in 2020 because the instruments had rust on them. There were other issues but that comes to mind first.

You are so right!!! Thank You!! I have a great dentist now but in the past, I tried one and the assistant hit me in the flippin head with the xray machine, did not offer to suction my mouth during cleaning and also kept calling me sweetie, in an annoying way... like over and over... and I am 60 years old< I ran and never looked back

So I definitely ended up at a dentistry with all of these red flags, I got to spend 5 minutes with the dentist , I was billed twice for this appointment once with the dentist I saw and once with a dentist I never went to see. My insurance confirmed the double billing but the dentistry refused to acknowledge it $240 for 5 minutes what a rip off At the time I had absolutely horrific cavities I asked what can I do right now to help with this they said don't worry about it. Gave me the referral to get a wisdom tooth extracted and ended up getting two wisdom teeth extracted and then had my second molar broken during set extraction on the lower right hand side of my jaw. The oral surgeon who did the extraction kind of just shrugged his shoulders and said my tooth was like mush and I should go get it filled ASAP. When I contacted the original dentistry who made this referral, to see if I could get an appointment to save my second molar get it filled they said no go elsewhere. I realize now what I went to was a Mcdentistry, From here the story actually does turn out pretty well having that toothbroken prompted me to finally take care of my oral health I had not seen a dentist ever in my life for so much as a cleaning long story there. When I went to get this tooth filled they didn't bill me for an emergency fee, they managed to save my second molar by getting a second opinion from a very experienced dentist they had staffed. She it upon herself to do the filling personally for me, and worked a dental miracle. This same dentistry gave me $1,500 in free deep cleanings, this free service allowed me to pay the $2,000 in cavity fillings I needed. So just one more wisdom tooth to go we're going to a different oral surgeon for that and I'll be doing routine teeth cleanings every 4 months to keep my gum disease under control for the foreseeable future. 2022 has been an expensive year and all of this has happened since May.

Thanks for this video. While there are a lot of fine dentists out there; however, it’s good to be reminded that there also not so great, and downright terrible dentists. With the dental regulations we have in place today, hopefully this is much less likely to happen. Back in the later 80s I had moved and was looking for a new dentist. I was recommend a particular dentist (by two different co-workers). I’m very diligent with my personal dental care and had not had a cavity in many years. When I went to this dentist, all of a sudden I was having numerous (what he called) 2nd and 3rd level cavities. He even showed me x-rays, which I now know were not mine. My last appointment with him was scheduled to fill another cavity, I called to say I was running 5 minutes late, and they told me I’d have to reschedule - I never did. A year later, I went to a different dentist, to get this long awaited filling done. Turned out, there was no cavity. He was deeply drilling out perfectly good teeth to pad his bank account. Those teeth he compromised. After years of regular stress, they cracked and broke off. My advise, if you have any reason to be skeptical, get a second opinion.

My former dentist had students taking molds of my teeth. It would take them forever. I didn't get a discount either. I was once left in a reclined chair where the head was lower than my body. I had to crawl out of the chair on my own. My neck went out and I couldn't hear very well. I was too embarrassed to pursue it.

Well done video !!!

Dental office just completely disappeared on me. Never gave a notice or warning of closure or moving. I got nothing.

I'm so blessed to have my current dentist/team. In my former city, I didn't have dental insurance so I went to the free/discounted clinics for low-income individuals. They did more damage to my teeth. One dentist started a root canal and never finished it. I had this huge white mold of whatever they used embeded in my teeth for years until another dentist finally properly removed it and scheduled me to have a real root canal. The bad dentists in my former city also used to start working on me and then stop throughout the process to work on other people. I don't recall them having dental hygienists. Since I've moved, my last 2 and current dentist have been absolutely wonderful. They have real hygienists, take the proper time to work on my mouth and explain what's going on. They go above and beyond to help me understand and maintain healthy teeth AND gums. They are also caring, friendly and gentle.

Wow . What a lovely DH !!!!

My younger sister hates the dentist more than I do cuz the dentist she had would fill stuff or something that didn’t need to be filled,pretty much unnecessary stuff

Run if not wearing gloves

I had a 5 min cavity filling (+2 min for anesthesia and 15 min waiting in waiting room till he took other patient in) in Turkey at state dentist and when I asked questions about it, why he used silver filling without my consent or at least informing me, why he’s not filing and polishing to match a tooth shape and reconstruct my bite he was offended and rude. He basically filled my cavity like filling a hole on a street and half of it came off right away while the rest caused permanent tooth staining. Filing a complaint did not help as I was questioned like the guilty one and I it concluded with an answer that in order to ‘help’ as many patients the dentist has a limited time of 15 min/patient and if my filling came off to go back and have it redone there. 🙅🏻‍♀️

My OB ripped me off. I got an HPV vaccine and I'm pretty sure she said the price was for a complete set. When I went there for the second shot she asked for another payment saying the price she gave me was for per shot. Next time I go to any medical practitioner I will have to list down questions and make sure the prices are clear.