I recently decided to suck up my deep-rooted fear of dentists and went to went for a cleaning. I really liked dentist, GREAT bedside manner and everyone in the office was super-friendly as well. He took x-rays of my teeth and told me that I have TEN cavities and need a root canal. Needless to say, I'm f*cking terrified of both the physical and financial pain that will ensue. A root canal is my worst nightmare.
Strange thing is, I had a dental student give me an exam a month ago and he told me that I had only five cavities.I know he was a student, and my dentist is an experienced professional but my best friend told me that since she works for one, she knows they can be really greedy and to "watch out," and that 10 cavities is a little excessive espescially after the dental student told me I had only five.
Again, I really like this dentist, I just have severe trust issues with both dentists and mechanics. I've watched one too many 20/20 specials! I don't want to be naive ad shell out $3,000. unless I KNOW my teeth are in need of this. Would a dentist ever tell you that you need more dental work than you really do or am I just being paranoid??![]()



I know he was a student, and my dentist is an experienced professional but my best friend told me that since she works for one, she knows they can be really greedy and to "watch out," and that 10 cavities is a little excessive espescially after the dental student told me I had only five.
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