rev:text
| - I have a very irritating, yet very minor issue of a pop corn kernel stuck in my wisdom tooth... it's swollen now and is beginning to be bothersome. I've tried to lodge it myself, but it's stubborn.
I remembered seeing the Charlotte Emergency Dental sign on Park Road, so I looked them up, and called. The lady that answered the phone immediately tells me that an x-ray will be $67. I'm a little irritated by her instant knee jerk response, but I continue the conversation. I then ask her how much it will be to actually remove the kernel and she says $44. I tell her that 1) I have great dental health and am very in-tune with what's happening with my body and in my mouth and 2) I'm absolutely positive what the issue is and that I don't need (or approve of additional, useless radiation to my face) an x-ray, I just need them to dislodge the kernel. She said, "well, he'd have to do the x-ray to be sure of the problem..."
Do people really allow these extra x-rays to be done purely for profit?? This method doesn't seem like it's beneficial for anyone except the pocket of Charlotte Emergency Dental. I would have easily paid the $44 to have this issue resolved today, and Charlotte Emergency Dental would have made a happy customer, but instead, they chose to let a dime hold up a dollar. So, now they've managed to make a DISSATISFIED customer that now feels the need to speak negatively of them... wow- what an awful business practice... Good luck staying in business with that business plan.
|