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Re: Do dentists know what they're doing?

I'm surprised that there isn't more attention being paid to this question:

How does dental (or medical) care differ when the person recommending the procedure directly benefits financially from it?

I've had experiences with doctors who make exactly the same if they perform a $1,000 procedure or a $10,000 procedure, and I feel in general I'm likely to get better care in that scenario.

(In the US) I regularly scrutinize and stress over the dentist's recommendations, as they are almost always the owner of the business as well as the head dental procedure recommender.

tkdb, 1 day ago
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