A few days ago, I received an email from the Aspen Dental asking me my thoughts on my recent visit to their office. I am sure they were not prepared for what I told them. I informed them they advertise free exams and x-rays to lure those without insurance as a ploy to line their pockets by trying to perform unnecessary procedures. It may have worked with others, but it did not work with me. I have to admit it almost came close. I have been scammed by doctors, even with my ten-year employment with Capital Blue Cross. I cannot help but think how many clueless people are out there allowing dentists to do unnecessary work on their teeth. This is just so evil. Tooth pain is one of the most excruciating pains anyone could experience. To think a professional doctor would subject another human being to such pain for monetary gain is just so unbelievable, but it happens every day.
Years ago, I remember watching a program on 20/20 about dentists drilling healthy teeth for profit. This triggered a memory from my childhood. My mother would take all four kids to the same dentist faithfully every six months. I remember all of us walking out with four or more cavities each time. Now tell me how on earth is it even possible that each one of us had four cavities every six months? Now all of my molars are nothing but fillings. There is hardly any tooth left on any of them.
After watching 20/20’s special, every time a dentist would tell me I had a cavity, I would switch dentists. Most dentists would get upset with me when I would ask them to show me on the x-ray where the cavity was because I was aware it would appear as a gray shadow on the x-ray of the tooth. I have argued with some telling them I did not see a cavity, so I would refuse to let them drill my teeth. Every time they would say the cavity was so small, but would get bigger if I would let it go. I would then go to a new dentist for my next six-month check up and would walk out of the new dental office cavity free. Simply amazing! I finally found an honest dentist, but it took many years of weeding out the many dishonest ones.
