{"id":506,"date":"2016-09-03T22:28:57","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T02:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.regiondental.com\/blog\/?p=506"},"modified":"2016-09-03T22:28:57","modified_gmt":"2016-09-04T02:28:57","slug":"whos-getting-ripped-off-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regiondental.com\/blog\/whos-getting-ripped-off-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Who’s Getting Ripped Off, Me or Other Patients?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I went to a dentist because he was touted as being affordable. I don’t really have anything to complain about. The care was good and I’ll be back. I just noticed that on top of having much more reasonable prices than many of his peers, he also had very expensive furnishings, a flat screen television, and other goodies in rooms for patients. It got me to thinking either my dentist is cutting corners on treatments or other dentists are seriously overcharging. Is it common for dentists to overcharge?<\/p>\n

Brooks S. – New York<\/p>\n

Brooks,<\/p>\n

Well, that’s a difficult question to answer. Every dentist works on a different budget. Then even if two dentists had the same budget they all allocate it differently.<\/p>\n

It could be that your affordable dentist<\/a> allocates more of his funds to patient care and less to marketing, feeling his quality care will help him with patient retention. \u00a0Obviously, you were happy with the care you received there.<\/p>\n

While it is possible that other dentists overcharge, it’s a big assumption to make. To be honest, if you’re happy with the care from your dentist who charges less, why worry about what the other dentists do?<\/p>\n

Enjoy your affordable care and spend your time thinking about how you can use all that money you’re saving.<\/p>\n

This blog is brought to you by Dr. Ryan Noah<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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