My dad is a dentist and he recommended a guy in a city near me. My wife and I both went there for a few years and never had any issues.
The office was sold to a new, younger dentist...oddly enough a guy I knew from college years before. From that point forward, we both had regular cavities that needed to be filled. Eventually, we found another place and had a similar experience to yours: everything was fine.
I always wonder if it's something that has changed in how they are being trained? It's too consistent of a problem for me to believe that all of these dentists are just sleezy. It feels like something has changed in the educational experience to make them believe that these procedures are needed or justified.
Left a dentist over this "you need root planing!" whaaaaatt?? I brush my teeth 2 times a day with an electric tooth brush and they are squeaky clean. I said to schedule me for it "we can get you in today!" me: "i gotta see a man about a dog" . I go to a new dentist and say nothing, he takes me in, does the xray, etc for new patient. Says my teeth and gums look great, no cavities. Guess who I cancelled on the next day and guess who I saw in 6 months for my next dental appointment.
The real question here is: How did you manage to get a new patient appointment with the second dentist so quickly? New Patient appointments where I live (rural CA) are at least a 3 month wait.
At my suburban home in the Phoenix area I could probably walk out to the Main Street closest to me, throw rocks and hit 10 different dental offices. There is no shortage in suburban neighborhoods.
The office was sold to a new, younger dentist...oddly enough a guy I knew from college years before. From that point forward, we both had regular cavities that needed to be filled. Eventually, we found another place and had a similar experience to yours: everything was fine.
I always wonder if it's something that has changed in how they are being trained? It's too consistent of a problem for me to believe that all of these dentists are just sleezy. It feels like something has changed in the educational experience to make them believe that these procedures are needed or justified.