Fifty of the dentists find at least one 'cavity', some of them up to six. 'Cavities' were found in up to 13 different teeth. Socio-economic status of the patient is relevant in how many times 'cavities' are found.
After some years, if it got worse, he'd show me the old x-rays and the new new so I could see the change, and he'd suggest I'd get it fixed now.
Sadly for me he retired recently.
He fixed all 4 of them in 20 minutes. When he drilled open one of the teeth, he showed me how it looked with one of these small cameras that you could see live on the screen. It was absolutely obvious that there was a considerable cavity.
Explaining to your customers what needs to be done, proving it with pictures and/or x-rays, and explaining the different options generates a lot of trust.
Median price of overtreatment was 450 USD.
I hate it all, give me the x-rays and I’ll get a second opinion until trust is earned. The mom and pop local family dentists are the best, not the dentists renting chairs in clinics that rotate every time you come in.
If they make you sign a disclaimer about exceeding insurance coverage RUN!!
It’s unclear from the abstract what country this applies to.
But 50 out of 180? That's systemic fraud.