I don't remember exactly what was done last time and only knew when they pulled up the xrays and I saw the date of the last one. They hygienist sits you down and just does it as if it is normal. I googled and found what you mentioned.
I am low risk for cavities. Those exact words came out of his mouth. I was pissed off after the fact, because I'm paying out of pocket for this, and for fluoride treatment. I have in my records to not give me fluoride treatment but she called it "varnish" which caught me off guard.
I speculate the office got bought out by PE as dentists have changed over the last few years.
They also told my wife she needs a night guard. She's been wearing one for 12 years.
I slowly see why there are people who do not trust medical professionals.
The opinions I trust the most are the doctors that have previously told me that no treatment is necessary and the problem will resolve on its own.
The more often they’ve said that, the more I’d value the opinion, especially if it suggested something invasive.
This applies double or even triple for vets. There is a lot of cash to extract from pet owners who would “do anything”, no matter how unnecessary or ineffective, for poochy.
If pet owners are inclined to take the "do anything" route it can open a lot of doors. I don't see anything wrong with that.
It’s a tricky subject to phrase correctly and way to early in the morning to come up with a good example.