Reply #55: Oh good another beat up on dentists thread! [View All]

This thread was intended to discuss if women are treated as second class consumers and is transfered into why dentists are so greedy.
I am not a dentist, but I work for one and have consulted with many. The majority are not rich. They are only making a decent living.
Their overhead is enormous. A dental office is really a small clinic far more expensive to run than a physician's office. They charge what
they charge, because that what it takes to deliver the service. I know of no dentist that grosses anywhere near $1000 per hour! For most
practices in the country that is absolutely ridiculous. For every visit that is charged for crowns, bridges or implants, I assure there are four
or five that the charges are under $100. And the overhead that PCIntern mentioned are the same. That does not include the last minute
cancellations and no-shows where the clinic goes unused and the overhead remains the same.

Yes dentists are professionals. They have invested significant capital in their education and in their clinic. And earn the right to profit
for these investments. Again, I assure the majority are working extremely hard and do not excessively charge for what they do. If
they did not make a profit, they would not be there when you need them.

And the dentist I work with drives a 22 year old car.