My wife has a similar story. She had a decent dentist for a while but after a botched crown install she was dissatisfied with the response and started looking f

My wife has a similar story. She had a decent dentist for a while but after a botched crown install she was dissatisfied with the response and started looking for a new dentist. Found one that had a nice modern practice. New dentist said she had NINE cavities. She may have had one cavity in the prior 10 years at most. This immediately caused suspicion. So we started looking for a second opinion. We got a referral from a friend to a dentist that was more conservative. So she made and appointment with him and wouldn't ya know, ZERO cavities. Not even any "watch" areas. Turns out this conservative dentist used to teach dentistry at the local state university and actually taught the overtreatment dentist. His response when he found out who said she had 9 cavities was "he was a very ambitious student". We've been going to him for 15 years now and she hasn't had a single cavity, and he fixed her crown perfectly.