The best dentist I ever had was the one we had at the Apple campus. He was paid by Apple and everything was covered by corporate, more or less (whatever the insurance didn’t cover beyond copay was paid by Apple if I recall correctly).

I saw them for awhile and we got friendly. He was a younger guy and told me that he was probably one of the few honest dentists in the area because his pay wasn’t dependent on high dollar procedure to make enough to keep a practice open. Apparently, unlike medical insurance, dental insurance pays pittance for most things, so upselling procedures is how dentists really make money, usually.

Best dentist I ever had. Rarely did I need more than regularly scheduled cleanings and when I did he always started with the least invasive options (I grind my teeth in my sleep and before I realized it and got a guard there were complications)

I miss that guy. I’ve been suspicious of dentists ever since and look for signs.