This office will totally scam you!\r
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I hadn't gotten my teeth cleaned in one year because my insurance didn't cover the dentist I had gone to since I had teeth. I wanted to wait but I could tell I was getting a stain from all the coffee I was drinking.\r
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I show up and the place is deserted. I sit in the chair and they pop in a Jennifer Lopez movie for me. I stay for about 20 minutes and nothing. Finally a lady comes and takes 20 x-rays of my teeth. Then I wait another 10 minutes. A male dentist (I'm assuming) pokes around in my mouth and is calling out to someone I can't see, telling her what to write down, none of which I understand. I wait another 5 minutes. The front desk girl, Ingrid, comes over and presents me with a laundry list of what needs to be done to me.\r
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They charged for an oral evaluation, a perio evaluation and x-rays. This totaled $490 that my insurance would cover at 100%.\r
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Further down the list there were four charges for ""D4381"" which means ""localized\r
delivery of chemotherapeutic agents via a\r
controlled release vehicle into diseased crevicular\r
tissue, per tooth, by report"" and four charges for ""D4341"" which is a deep cleaning.\r
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They wanted to give me two ""preventative"" fillings. I was told there was a hole but there was no sign of decay. Of course my insurance covers none of this.\r
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In addition, they wanted to give me fluoride. Mind you, I'm 24 years old.\r
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I called my mom who used to be a dental assistant and she said none of that is right and to ask if they can do a regular cleaning and I can think about everything else. The doctor tells me I'm too much of a liability so they won't do anything to me. I paid my $5.00 co-pay and got the heck out of there!\r
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A week later, I take a copy of my form to my regular dentist and he basically tells me they are full of it. My gums have no puffiness or pocketing so I don't need the deep cleaning. No one gets fluoride after a certain age. Preventative fillings are worthless. I did need one filling but not on the teeth they listed! He also told me I'm grinding my teeth in my sleep but the other dentist didn't catch it. I made an appointment for two weeks for a REGULAR cleaning.\r
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Do me a favor and never visit Dr. Dinh. Make a trip to Dr. Ringer in Anaheim Hills and you'll thank me.
Pros: nada, zip, zelch
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