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Dentists have a code of ethics just as any other doctor. Any legitimate dentist would have cared for the patient since it was an emergency situation. Most, ag
by windexh8er 11y ago
Dentists have a code of ethics just as any other doctor. Any legitimate dentist would have cared for the patient since it was an emergency situation. Most, again legitimate, dentists would have worked with the patient to write it off or do the work pro bono. They're humans like the rest of us and many of them care for their patients deeply. There are those that ruin the reputation for the upstanding, but that doesn't represent dentists as a whole. I think you're conflating two exclusive ideas here. Keep in mind dentistry is one of the few areas of practice in the United States that will provide estimates up front, prior to treatment. Dentists are one of the easier areas of health care to "shop" comparatively.
- ceejayoz 11y agoIt's not necessarily that simple. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/27/AR2007022702116.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02...
- Scoundreller 11y agoAll-on-one-page "Print" link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/27/AR2007022702116_pf.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02...
- jessaustin 11y agoYou're right about all of that, but think about it from the perspective of a poor person who has never been to the dentist, who likely wasn't taught good oral hygiene as a child, and whose teeth have been a source of nothing but pain and stress for years. If she knew a dentist well enough to feel comfortable having the "I'd like to pay on time" conversation, she would have that conversation. If she had ever been to a dentist, she might know a dentist that well. If her teeth weren't a mess already, she might feel comfortable calling for a first appointment. None of those circumstances apply, however.