Used Car Salesman of Dentistry
I went in for my routine tooth cleaning back in June 2024. I also received a dental xray while there. I think it was an annual thing. I was informed by a dentist (I believe he was new to the branch) that I had 1 cavity that needed filling and 2 more minor cavities that "bore watching". This came as a great shock, as I had no discomfort at all in the affected tooth- and at 40 years old, have never had a cavity in my life.
Very randomly, I had recently listened to a podcast that talked about unethical dentists, who do unnecessary dental work on patients to maximize profits. This was a very fortunate happenstance, as otherwise I probably would have gone along with the dentist's recommendation.
As it was, I was skeptical. So I went to Cornwall Dental Arts on Pitt st. for a second opinion. They inspected my teeth, and took an xray. The verdict- I had no cavities to speak of. Period, full stop.
To add insult to injury, they said my teeth could use a thorough cleaning. The dental hygienist expressed disbelief that I had them cleaned less than a week ago. I agreed, and received what felt like a substantially more thorough dental cleaning than I had received a week earlier at Dentistry@Cornwall.
Insult to injury part 2- It was considerably cheaper than I had paid at Dentistry@Cornwall.
So, to conclude I recommend Dentistry@Cornwall if you're a fan of unnecessary dental repairs and subpar dental cleaning at a premium price.
If you're not- maybe give it a swerve.
To give the devil his due, they do have great customer service, clean office, nice receptionists etc.
But I think this is a poor trade for scamming their customers, and providing poor-quality work.
It's been 5 months. Still no cavity.
Question- Is recommending unnecessary dental work actually illegal, or just highly unethical?
In either case...
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