What's the most important factor in choosing a dentist?

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   DerbyDentistposted 14 years ago

   Some people go with price, other's trust, or convenience...
   
   What's most important to you when you're looking for a new dentist?

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      _cheryl_posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I've learned from experience, whatever you do always get a second opinion. Long story short, I found a dentist who was honest and was able to get a chipped tooth fixed with just a filling material and his awesome skill as opposed to a crown along with an extra crown I was told I should do to be esthetically pleasing to a tooth that didn't need one at all. All in all, I had quality work done and saved a few thousand dollars. Doesn't matter what you think because I thought well and trusted my original dentist, till I was referred to check out another one by someone else. Your best bet in choosing a dentist is to shop and compare, ask questions. I love my dentist! He's very personable as well as gentle when doing work and is always teaching and explaining what's being done.

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      olivia39posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Choosing a dentist is an important decision. Not all dentists have the same level of training or expertise, and choosing the wrong one can be a costly and painful mistake.
      
      If you're new in town or you're looking for a new dentist, ask friends and co-workers for referrals. This is perhaps the best way of finding a good dentist. Ask you friends, neighbors, or co-workers if they go to a dentist they are impressed with.

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   IzzyMposted 14 years ago

   All I want from a dentist is that he is not a mad homicidal maniac. I have a real fear that when you are in that chair he gets all the drills out, and mashes your teeth to bits before extracting them all - images of blood and flesh flying everywhere!
   So, any dentist that doesn't do that is OK in my books.

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   Pearldiverposted 14 years ago

   The most important thing to me is that he doesn't dribble over me, or my shoes and doesn't try to hump my knee

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   vydyulashashiposted 14 years ago

   i strongly believe that dentistry mainly depends on art and skill..so a good dentist is one who will satisfy the patients requirements of aesthetics and prognosis..

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   Joy56posted 14 years ago

   Going to a dentist can be a nightmare, and an expensive one.  I generally find if the practice is clean and up to standard, so is the people who work there.

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