Was I Ripped Off????????????????? - Dental Health Message Board

desperate girl · 03-07-2006, 05:28 PM

hELLO eVERYONE,
I really am hoping for some answers from you guys, at least you are real not like these fake, "tend to be professionals"
Ohhhhh, i'm sooo furious right now, i went to see a dentist, reffered by an aquentences of mine, so i figured since i'm not happy with the one i have i'll try this one. Scene: Manhattan east side. I went in, the place was dirty, dusty and equipments from probably the 70 's ..........ok i thought, (i know i should have turned out the door right away) so i stayed, he started checking out my teeth, he said evertyhing looks fine he did some cleaning took like not more then 10 minutes, a few on the bottom that had some tartar and that's it. he FINISHED. i was like: is taht it? He said, well your teeth are in better shape than the avarage. he blew some salty water (he said it was baking soda to make them whiter) on my teeth and my whole face was covered in water. and than when he started the cleaning on a couple of my teeth he poked my upper lips, still hurts...........i was thinking, what the hell is he doing he was kind of shaking . I reached a point where i almost broke down in tears , and HE STILL CHARGED ME FOR A WHOLE CLEANING FOR 80 BUCKS.
NOW, MY QUESTION WOULD BE: IS IT FAIR, CAN HE REALLY CHARGE ME FOR THE WHOLE CLEANING , DESPITE HE BARELY DID ANYTHING??????????? please give me some advice on this or should i call him back and ask my money back or half of it at least. I'm so pathetic, i should have done it when i was there, but i don't know what is fair and what is not.
i'm really disappointed. thanks in advance.

SportHorse · 03-07-2006, 06:42 PM

Well, I can certainly see why you would be disappointed!! I would be pretty furious myself. I dont think you'll have much luck getting your money back (or even part of it). Most professionals (if you can call some of them that) get what they charge even if they don't do what you would concider quailty work. I would definitely not go back to that dentist though - sounds pretty bad! In my area (southern CA) ALL dental offices are very clean, like hospital sterile or better! And baking soda to rinse your teeth isnt gonna do much whitening...

wintersun · 03-07-2006, 09:21 PM

That definitley sounds shameful!! But I agree with SportHorse

cookiepls · 03-08-2006, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by desperate girl

HE STILL CHARGED ME FOR A WHOLE CLEANING FOR 80 BUCKS.

That's the normal charge for a whole cleaning.........in Manhattan? Sheesh! Then I really got ripped off. The last dentist I saw charged $150, and that was in Arkansas!

arlmon18 · 03-08-2006, 02:38 PM

No use "crying" about the past - it's over and done with. I know you feel so angry and frustrated, who wouldn't? You know now never to go back there again. Sometimes it's good to go with your gut feeling - you should have turned around and walked out the door right from the beginning. Is there some dental organization that you can complain to? (unclean office, etc)