Dear Anonymous,
Finding a trusted clinician is never an easy task. Shopping by price is not what I recommend. We are not dealing with commodities like cars or furniture. I recommend that you contact the Center for Advanced Dental Study, St. Petersberg, FL or the Pankey Institute, Key Biscayne, FL and ask for a list of doctors in your area who have taken advanced training there. I encourage you to seek out the care of a practitioner who emphasizes Comprehensive Care. Excellent dentistry is costly, but so is poor quality dentistry, which can actually be more costly if not done properly and might need redoing. And then finally, trust your intuition about how you feel about your consultation appointment in any given office. Evaluate the level of confidence of the doctor and staff. How are your questions answered? Is the doctor someone who shows how much they care about you or cares more about how much they know? Comprehensive care to restore a persons dentition can be a wonderful experience or a nightmare or something in between and it is important to feel that you can discuss any concerns or problems that may arise in a comfortable way. From my experience, even when patients spend more money than they ever thought they would, if the experience and outcome were favorable it makes it all worthwhile. So, bottom line, do not focus on price, but rather comfort level and competence. Should you have any additional questions, comments or concerns, please feel free to contact me. I wish you all the best,
Doctor Bonnie
Bonnie Rae, DMD
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