{"id":3426,"date":"2017-06-27T15:55:23","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T22:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?p=3426"},"modified":"2017-06-27T15:53:53","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T22:53:53","slug":"see-cost-information-dentists-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/see-cost-information-dentists-website\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;d like to see cost information on the dentist&#8217;s website"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-post-content\">\n<div class=\"post-left-column\">\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">We thank our advertisers who help fund this site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><!-- MyNewSmile sidebar tall --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 600px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4419877247826466\" data-ad-slot=\"6363395985\"><\/ins><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-right-column\">\n<p>Dr. Hall,<br \/>\nThank you for providing all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/cosmeticdentistrycosts.htm\" target=\"_blank\">dental cost information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I wonder if Dentists would be willing to post their dental cost on their website so that we don&#8217;t waste their time by not being able to afford their fee. Western Dental post their fees online. I love it because I can compare prices before I make an appointment.<\/p>\n<p>Gilroy from California<\/p>\n<p>Dear Gilroy,<br \/>\nAs you&#8217;ve noticed, some dentists <em>do<\/em> post cost information on their website. But most don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>The reason is that most dentists aren&#8217;t angling for the &#8220;cheap dental care&#8221; market. They know how to trim costs, use cheaper materials, do procedures faster\u2014all of these would enable them to charge cheaper fees. They just don&#8217;t want to practice dentistry that way.<\/p>\n<p>If that is what you&#8217;re looking for, I would look for that cost information online, because those will be the dentists who want to compete on price. But I wouldn&#8217;t recommend that, even if you&#8217;re looking to save money. Which is cheaper, a $150 filling that lasts 5 years, or a $220 filling that lasts 25 years? Now, I&#8217;m not implying that the higher fee dentist is necessarily better. But I&#8217;m pretty sure that the cheapest dentist isn&#8217;t going to use the best materials and the most careful technique.<\/p>\n<p>I <em>do<\/em> think that it&#8217;s smart to avoid dentists with exorbitant fees. I will tell you what I did when I moved to a new city and was trying to size up my options in selecting a dentist. I called the office and asked for fees for a couple of common procedures, to see if they were excessive. I was prepared to pay more than the going rate, but I didn&#8217;t want a dentist who was going to charge, say, double. To me, dentists like that aren&#8217;t the most caring, and that&#8217;s what I wanted to avoid. I would suggest asking for the fees for:<br \/>\n &bull; a routine cleaning<br \/>\n &bull; a two-surface <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/whitefillings.htm\" target=\"_blank\">composite filling<\/a> on a back tooth<br \/>\n &bull; a crown on a back tooth<\/p>\n<p>Comparing those fees should give you an idea of the going rate in your community and help you know where each particular dentist stands as far as affordability.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dr. Hall<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a comment or a question or anything else to add? We&#8217;d love to hear from you. Enter your comment below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: currentColor; width: 450px; height: 80px; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mynewsmile.com&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/askdr.htm\">ask Dr. Hall<\/a> a question of your own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We thank our advertisers who help fund this site. Dr. Hall, Thank you for providing all the dental cost information. I wonder if Dentists would be willing to post their dental cost on their website so that we don&#8217;t waste their time by not being able to afford their fee. 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