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I have a list of doctors/dentists from my PPO, but I'd like to find out which one people have had good experiences with. Even the best doctor in the world isn't worth driving 20 miles. I can particularly warn against Aspen Dental, although I've heard similiar stories from other big chains. Basically, Aspen Dental will tell you that you have a lot of cavities you don't have.
edu/kchang/motd/Health/Dental \_ I once had a dentist try to foist a gold crown off on me, and no, I'm not a pirate or a hiphop artist. That dentist knew damn well you didn't pay for that copy of photoshop.
I'm going to miss certain things like stock options, med insurance, life insurance, ADD (accidental death or disability), etc etc. Can someone who has done this before give me a more comprehensive list of these services, and how much they will cost me if I get them through venders myself? once you're off the books, you'll have a fiendish time getting pre-existing conditions accepted by any new carrier.
The first dentist (Chinese) was great because I had him since I was a kid. He did all of my cavity fillings and cleanings and said I had pretty good teeth. Then when I moved to the South Bay I switched to another dentist (Iranian) who said I had HORRIBLE gums and teeth and needed to do deep cleaning, add Arestin (antibiotic) to prevent bone loss and to slow down my periodontal disease. He also highly recommended that I redo my fillings because it is getting old and he thinks it is dangerous if it falls out. I decided to switch to another doctor (Iranian) and she said that my teeth was not so good and highly recommended deep cleaning. She also pushed hard for "good deals" on electric tooth brush and teeth whitening guards/sol'ns. That ticked me off so I switched to another doctor (American born Iranian) and he said that my teeth was very healthy (gums didn't bleed when he did cleaning, etc). He didn't even push for services like deep cleaning and overpriced teeth whiteners. Or is the dental industry so fucked up that they have to push for services you don't really need? If your teeth were really as bad as the two said, you would at least have an inkling about it. If it feels like they're selling you a bill of goods, run. There are plenty of dentists out there who are caring doctors who respect their industry. Also, keep an eye out for odd procedures on invoices and claims (I've seen root canals which I thankfully didn't go through charged to my insurance).
i would be very suspicious of a dentist who pushes teeth whiteners \_ Good dentists have more patients and tend to have their appointments booked for at least 2 weeks. Unlike other dentists I had before, he's very thorough and takes his time get the job done.
And good dentists like to play golf when the weather is good. But I wonder if there are dentists who just pretent that they are fully booked so as to make themselves look good. I went to another dentist and she said I do not have a cavity on that tooth. One of the dentists is obviously lying, but is it the latter (hoping the problem will get worse and require more expensive work later) or the former (trying to fill a tooth that is fine)? But I wonder about those bright white teeth of people on TV. When I asked about whitening he said he'd do it if I insisted but the stuff from the store that takes a few days will do a better job than he can do in an hour in the office and there's nothing wrong with the store stuff. Maybe his kids will take over as he took over from his dad.
Do you realize how many millions of yards of this they sell each yr? sonicare isn't going to get a piece of chicken or popcorn dislodged from between teeth, but it does a good job of removing the stuff that turns into plaque.
While treating her injuries, including a broken femur, he noticed no evidence of rape. Who's to say that one of the Iraqi guards at the hospital wasn't a "My name is Buck, and I'm here to f*ck" type guy? Even if this guy isn't lying through his teeth, if I was the soldier who raped her ass I'd want to avoid any questions and take the 5 seconds to redo her clothing after. The last I checked, looking at a broken femur does not reveal evidence of any sort of rape. Any reasonable examination of her would immediately reveal anal bleeding, leading in turn to further investigation and at least suspicion of rape. The Army reports on PFC Lynch and her "rescue" have been shown to have serious factual errors, and it does not surprise me that they'd fabricate reports of her sodomizing rape in order to stir up the red-blooded American sons and soldiers. You know they cut away her uniform and did a proper and full medical inspection? What are these factual errors in the rescue reports and what is the source of the alleged corrections? You're just making shit up based on nothing in particular and presenting it as fact. The only people who know are unfortunately shown to be often untruthful. There is nothing random about it right from when they decided to treat the whole incident as a carefully chereographed PR campaign. Given her other statements she'd deny the rape if she didn't have her own proof.
What sort of things did they check, how much was it and how long did it take? demand lube \_ Everything from joints (upper and lower), eyes, ears, throat and even bottom of your feet for athlete foot. If you're a guy, check for testicular lumps will be performed (so yes, pants down, boys) but don't worry, rubber gloves are used and the doctor (male/female) looks away from your 'tool'. If you're female, doctor will check for lumps in your breasts area. If you're under 35 chances are the whole thing will last about 15 mins with the actual physical takes about 5-7 mins. The rest will be Q&A to figure out your health history and to update your medical record. If you're at risk of high cholesterol due to heredity for example, ask for a blood exam. If you're sexually active, ask for an HIV test (which can be incl. Unless they find anything funny you won't have to pee in a cup or anything. It's no big deal, and it's good to establish a baseline of your health so that you can monitor changes from year to year.
How much do you end up paying per year in Union dues, if you are on a unionized campus? Has anyone found a way to get out of paying the dues if they don't want to be in or support the union? How much to the union people interfere in your everyday work? This Union crap is garbage since grad students in different majors have nothing in common with one another. My fiance, a UCB \_ The union at UC Berkeley is responsible for the grad students finally getting a dental plan. My fiancee, a UCB \_ There's dental plans and dental plans. My fiance, a UCB grad student, can now afford dental work where before she couldn't. America already has plenty of history and sociology PhD's. Engineering and hard sciences, on the other hand, can find jobs elsewhere so have to be treated well, AND we need more of them. At most schools RA/TA salaries for eng/sci are much higher (and eng/sci grad students usually have a much lower teaching load over their unions more than those in the engineering disciplines graduate careers).
I think I just had a filling done yesterday that I didn't need. Did they also tell you that you need to whiten your teeth? ALL doctors are businessmen that want you to be sick (or have bad teeth) so that they can make money treating you. Imagine what would happen if everybody took control of their health and stop getting sick. Most would go out of business and only emergency room doctors would be in demand. In summary, doctors wants you to be fat and chronically sick so they can get repeat business. They milk billions of dollars out of medicare and medicaid every year. They want the status quo because the status quo has made them rich. They don't want any change that put in incentives for people to be pro-actively healthy. IMHO, they're worse than lawyers because lawyers don't hide behind this bullshit about saving lives and are pretty straight-forward with you that they're in it for the money. Last year, my dentist said I needed to get mine replaced since they were wearing down (it had been...
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