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During the pandemic, many have deferred visisting their dentists, increasing pressure on dentists to push unnecessary expensive treatment.

While most dentists are ethical, the practice of going with more profitable procedures, materials or appliances is not new. In 2013, a Washington dentist writing in an American Dental Association publication lamented a pattern of “creative diagnosis.”

While most dentists are ethical, the practice of going with more profitable procedures, materials or appliances is not new. In 2013, a Washington dentist writing in an American Dental Association publication lamented a pattern of “creative diagnosis.”

Why Your Dentist Might Seem Pushy In 1993, Dr. David Silber, a dentist now practicing in Plano, Texas, was fired from the first dental clinic he worked for. He’d been assigned to a patient another dentist had scheduled for a crown preparation - a metal or porcelain cap for a broken or decayed tooth. However, Silber found nothing wrong with the tooth, so he sent the patient home. He was fired later the same day. “ Never send a patient away who’s willing to pay the clinic money," he was told. Silber said what happened to him then still happens today, that some dentists who don’t think...

Why your dentist might seem pushy While most dentists are ethical, the practice of going with more profitable procedures, materials or appliances is not new. In 2013, a Washington dentist writing in an American Dental Association publication lamented a pattern of “creative diagnosis.” Written By: Daryl Austin / Kaiser Health News | 7:55 am, May 20, 2021 × "Hundreds of thousands of dental procedures are performed safely and effectively on a daily basis," says Dr. Dave Preble, senior vice president of the American Dental Association’s Practice Institute. But fraud ...