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| - I've always believed things happen for a reason. Not always a good reason, mind you, but a reason none the less. This may shock you, but I don't love the dentist. For this reason, my standard is very high. In this case, however I'm not sure that even someone with low standards would have approved.
I don't have a dentist here in Las Vegas yet. I did some research and ended up choosing True Dentistry based on location and reviews. I arrived at the dentist on time and waited for about 15 minutes. When I was called in, I sat down in a very clean white room where the dental assistant looked at my tooth. I've admittedly neglected one of my incisors and it needs a filling urgently. She took a digital Xray and I waited for the Dentist. When the Dentist arrived, I was greeted warmly and he viewed both my tooth and Xray. He explained that it could probably be fixed with a filling, but there's a chance it might need a root canal. Feeling confident he could get away with just a filling, he left the room and I waited for the Dental Assistant to provide me with my "treatment plan". As she plucked away at the computer for another 10 minutes I was provided with an estimate of $390 for my filling. The price seemed high, but knowing myself and my lack of will power to visit the dentist, I signed the document and told them to proceed.
The Dental Assistant asked if I would like to pay "now" so I didn't have to wait later in a way that kinda inferred "we'd really like you to pay now since we don't know you". I gave her my credit card and she left the room. She returned to explain that the receptionist had informed her that I did not have insurance and that there would be an additional $120 charge for the exam and Xray. My blood began to boil, I mean after all, Would I have been given an estimate for $390 and asked to pay in advance if I had insurance??? Seriously??? Does anyone believe that line of crap? On top of that, they want me to pay $120 extra for the 5 minutes the dentist spent poking at my tooth and the single digital Xray they took???
Reluctantly, my cooler head took over and I agreed to the $471 ( I forgot to mention the generous 10% discount they decided to give me, applied to the original $390 only.) $471 for a single incisor filling. Now we come to the "everything happens for a reason part. My credit card was declined. It was this moment that I knew it was time to go.
As it turns out, it wasn't a very good day for me at all as when I returned home and checked I learned that my credit card had been hit with fraud. Honestly I'm not sure whether to be thankful for that, or not. I'm not out $471, but I do need to find another dentist before my tooth rots away.
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