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I have periodontal disease. I have gotten treatments before and followed all the recommendations to the letter T, and tartar/gum disease always returns. The only way to keep it at bay is to get the painful and expensive cleanings every 3-6 months. How the hell does a college student afford this? It really sucks that this crap is so expensive, greedy bastards. They claim that dental health is so crucial, but they never lower their prices.
My gum disease is mostly caused by genetics, so I have no choice but to get treatments for life. I'm a good looking guy, nice hair, facial features, good height, yet I'm screwed by this crap. I would have to get in debt and spend thousands of dollars a year just to keep this disease at bay. This would keep me broke and poor for life. It really sucks. I wish I was rich. Why can't they lower their prices, so everyone can afford to have good health?
Of course not, they don't give a crap about us, they only care about the mighty dollar.
The cost for a doctor to get all the way through dental school is about $400,000+. The cost of a practice is around $800,000+. Then he requires staff and other expenses.
Dental costs are out of control. I'm getting an upper plate because the same thing Expo is fighting. I had consistent if not timely cleaning for most of my life if not timely and at the age of 53 I have no choice. It's deathly expensive.
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The cost for a doctor to get all the way through dental school is about $400,000+. The cost of a practice is around $800,000+. Then he requires staff and other expenses.
The cost for a doctor to get all the way through dental school is about $400,000+. The cost of a practice is around $800,000+. Then he requires staff and other expenses.
And you expect him to work for free.
What doctor? He said a dentist. I don't see no doctor.
OP, do you have dental school in your area? It may take awhile to get in, but once you are a patient, you can get appointments in a reasonable amount of time. No dental work is cheap, but the dental schools are cheaper than a private practice, and the work is supervised by faculty, who are licensed dentists.
I have periodontal disease also which runs in my family. As suggested prior, please try to find a dental college in your area. I'm much older than you and was recommended dental implants by private practitioners. I finally went to a dental college and was advised they were not needed unless I preferred them. Saved me thousands of dollars, and the college staff are experts in the field. Now I continue to go to them for routine care. If you request a resident it will be less expensive. All work is checked by the attending dentists.
I am a periodontist. I find it amazing how the only form of gum disease that is TRULY genetic occurs in 0.1-1.0% of the population yet every person online and half my patients think they got their bad gums from their parents. No, sir, you didn't inherit bad gums from your parents. You are like the other 99% of the population who only inherited their bad oral hygiene habits.
If your periodontist does a bacteriological/serum culture on you and comes up with Aa, elevated PGE2 and IL-1beta, then I'll believe you have genetic gum disease. Otherwise stop trying to shirk responsibility for your condition. You could have saved thousands of dollars by buying a toothbrush and floss and, (here's the tricky part), actually using the damn things.
Unbelievable also how people complain about dentists being greedy yet we are constantly telling you to brush and floss. Don't you realize that if you did what we told you when we first told you to do it, then you would not need as many expensive treatments and we would make LESS money? I dare you to name another business/industry that tells their clients how to put them out of business.
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