Review by
LovinItInFH
Stars:
3.0
on
2010-06-22
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I went to see Dr. Apfel for general cleaning, and it turned out that I needed a number of cavities filled. He offered to fill the cavities with the typical compound, but suggested I go with the porcelain inlays, because they last longer (and he gets to bill insurance a helluva lot more!). No question about it, they look fantastic, and I've never had any problems with them. However, when I went back recently, he did a cleaning and said I needed to have a couple more cavities filled on the right side. He started drilling, and I'm thinking he's simply going to use the regular compound, but instead told me, after he had already drilled out my teeth, that he's going to put porcelain inlays in because they "came out so great last time we did them". Now I have new insurance, which doesn't cover anything like the old one did, and it ended up costing me $1000 out-of-pocket for 2 cavities. It would have been nice if he let me know this initially!
Be careful of this guy. He seems nice, and his staff is nice, but any chance he gets to make extra money at YOUR expense, he will take it. I had fantastic insurance before (no cap on expenses), and he thought he had just won the lottery with me!
out of 5 stars
