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I've had dentists discover that I needed a filling after they found out how good my dental insurance was. Their justification was that the tooth seemed "soft".
by influx 2y ago
I've had dentists discover that I needed a filling after they found out how good my dental insurance was. Their justification was that the tooth seemed "soft". They never took an X-ray or provide any other data than that.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoDo you think they lied and completely made it up? If so, I hope you refused to buy the filling.
- influx 2y agoI don't know, but in hindsight I would have asked for an X-Ray. I think it was a borderline call and they went on the side of doing it because I had good insurance.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoI don't see anything wrong or nefarious with deciding a borderline call based on ability to pay. Better preventative medicine and proactive treatment is one of the perks of having good insurance, so I would expect a recommendation from a good dentist to take it into account. Ideally there is some discussion, but at the same time, the idea that someone with great insurance would want to use it seems a reasonable assumption.