subject: How To Choose The Finest Dentist For Your Tooth Needs [print this page] There seem to be more dentists at the moment than there are gas stations. It seems like you look around on every corner and boom there is one more dds. What gets hard is how to know who is the best dds both value wise and talent wise. My mother was a victim of a bad dds who essentially told my grandma that she needed to get 15 fillings. Later on of course they realized that he was just trying to make as much money as he could but unfortunately the damage was done. So hopefully this editorial will help you in building a decision on what dds is right for you.
The in the beginning thing you might want to think about is how many patients the dds has and how long they have been in corporation. Now if the practice was just recently purchased by a new dentist then this does not pertain but for the most part established dentists who do a good position will have been around for a while and will get quite an extensive list of customers. Good dentists will not only have a long list of customers but also a long list of long term individuals or clients who have been around for quite a long time.
The other thing to think about is what the dentists primary goals are? Does he or she consult their patients on top of how to protect their teeth and what they can do to stop cavities? Do they celebrate with you when you have gone a new year with no problems? Do they do whatever they can to help you prevent problems? Good dentists do not want you to have teeth problems and will be genuenly apologetic when you do get problems that show up. So pay attention to their attitude toward tooth concerns or the lack of dental issues.
Last of all I would pay attention to the dentists charges for check-ups, major types of procedures, or other dental needs. Good dentists will not be looking to value gouge you but instead will try to work with you in getting you a good value. Dentists have to be able to cover their expenses but not in one fatal swoop.
These are just a few ideas I get on how to select a good dds but if you follow these steps you should get much better good fortune than my grandma did in picking a dds that not only does great work but is also truthful and fair in money.
