Indeed. Part of the problem is news vendors will only tell one side of the story. If that dentist only billed, say, $150 ($40 per x-ray including time, wear, co

Indeed. Part of the problem is news vendors will only tell one side of the story. If that dentist only billed, say, $150 ($40 per x-ray including time, wear, consumables), $20 for teeth cleaning time, $50 for rent, property rates, taxes, profit) then you'd pay far less in insurance. They all bill more because they can.