I should have known that a place that has its own financial advisors offices (3-4 of them) where these people work full time to collect your cash should have raised a red flag. As I went through their system, they eventually diagnosed me with ""periodontal disease"", which is ok, but the scare tactics that were utilized to get get me to buy into their program (which was EXTREMELY expensive after researching other prices in the community) were too much. It really felt like high pressure sells...from a dentist office? I wondered how a place could afford not just 1, but 3-4 full time financial advisors. Think about it, a majority of dentist offices have a secretary or dental assistant, who handles the charges, but also does other operations within the business. At Dental Plus, they have 3-4 full time people SOLEY dedicated to getting your money!\r
When trying to assess how long I had before negative consequences would occur (because my wife & I had a vacation scheduled in 2 weeks) for my condition, she stated, ""...not long, I myself would get the work done before the vacation, if you wait until after your vacation it could be bad "".\r
This sense of urgency scared me, so when I left their office, I called 2 other dentist to ask them about periodontal disease, & they stated although a problem it is not as urgent as Dental Plus stated. One also stated that he estimated that more than 50% of people have peridontal disease (which was really common), & tried to reassure me that my teeth would not immediately fall out like they said!\r
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As a health care worker, I realize the importance of a doctor & organization with the goal of having YOUR HEALTH as the most important thing (known as patient centered care)...\r
Dental Plus does NOT achieve this basic, yet vital concept as their top priority is MONEY, not your health!\r
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This misinformation is vital as they alienate people, because as the general public & their consumers we trust what they say!\r
Pros: Service bad enough to make me want to inform others
Cons: Everytihng about their business practices
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