Need A New Dentist
Ok, so my dental situation is a bit complicated but I’ll try and be specific enough for context…
I had great dental care growing up and through to college. Never a single cavity and saw a dentist every six months under my parents’ dental plan. Like I’m sure many others, once in the dorms in college, I started really slacking on brushing and flossing. Just before I finished college, I got my first two fillings. Since then I have had rough personal issues and recently had a whole slew of dental work done on the west side of Madison. Everything from a couple small fillings to an extraction/bridge to a root canal, all done over a few weeks.
The dentist and the dental office were nice and seemed to know what they were talking about. But the thing is, HOW would I ever know if they’re talking out of their asses? And after a couple weeks after that work, I had to come back in and get it fixed or “upgraded.” On one single tooth, the guy did a filling, then a root canal and THEN told me I had a fractured tooth and that I needed to now have a crown installed. And the most infuriating part is I’ve been paying out of pocket for ALL this shit. I have no insurance. So now that he’s “fixed“ the same tooth twice…and CHARGED me twice…he’s now quoting me 2000 fucking dollars for a crown that maybe he should’ve done to begin with. He’s being “charitable” by giving me a $100 credit because of my history with the clinic. But that’s fucked up, I’ve been telling him since the start that tooth has been hurting even after the work. And he’s charged me 150 bucks just in x rays that he says didn’t show a fractured tooth…but of course that’s money in his fucking pocket.
I wanted to stay where all my records are, but that same tooth is now so painful that it doesn’t let me eat anything cold and even wakes me up at night with eye watering pain. So where do you guys go, and would you recommend that place for me? I can’t afford a crown but I also can’t afford to live with this pain. It really sucks I have no idea what contemporary dentistry costs and I’ve been forced to just be at the mercy of some guy I only met a couple months ago…what a fucked up system.
Online reviews can be brigaded, so I’m asking here. I appreciate any suggestions and between this and healthcare, this country sure does know how to thriftily take care of their patients! 😡