{"id":230,"date":"2013-12-26T02:41:58","date_gmt":"2013-12-26T08:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/?p=230"},"modified":"2015-10-14T16:02:11","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T21:02:11","slug":"dentist-ask-afford-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/dentist-ask-afford-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Why didn\u2019t dentist ask me if I could afford this?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After my last dental cleaning, I was told that I needed 2 fillings. No problem. I made the appointment and returned last week for the fillings. While I was in the chair, the dentist said something about 4 fillings and another appointment for preparing my teeth for the crowns. I am certain that I was told that I needed only 2 fillings and nobody said anything to me about crowns. When I asked about it his response was sort of like with the condition of my teeth surely I knew that crowns were needed. Why wouldn\u2019t this be discussed with me? I can\u2019t afford this work any time soon. Is it common for work to be planned on a patient without discussing it with the patient? Sonja<\/p>\n<p>Sonja \u2013 Any dental treatment planned or in progress should be thoroughly explained to you. In addition to recommended treatment, your options should be discussed with you.<\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s necessary treatment, your dentist should be able to give you options as to how the treatment can be made <a href=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/affordable-dentist.html\">affordable<\/a> for you. Often treatment can be done in phases, or payment options can be discussed with you.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, you should discuss your concerns with your dentist. If you are not satisfied with the response from your dentist, you can consider getting a second opinion.<\/p>\n<p>This post is sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/\">Plano dentist<\/a> Dr. Miranda Lacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After my last dental cleaning, I was told that I needed 2 fillings. No problem. I made the appointment and returned last week for the fillings. While I was in the chair, the dentist said something about 4 fillings and another appointment for preparing my teeth for the crowns. I am certain that I was &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/dentist-ask-afford-this\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why didn\u2019t dentist ask me if I could afford this?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[134,164,177,96,95,178,165],"class_list":["post-230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-affordable-dentistry","tag-plano-affordable-dentist","tag-plano-cheap-dentist","tag-plano-dentist-budget","tag-plano-dentist-financing","tag-plano-dentist-payment-plans","tag-plano-dentist-work-phases","tag-plano-low-cost-dentist"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why didn\u2019t dentist ask me if I could afford this? - The Blog of Miranda Lacy, DDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mirandalacydds.com\/blog\/dentist-ask-afford-this\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why didn\u2019t dentist ask me if I could afford this? - The Blog of Miranda Lacy, DDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"After my last dental cleaning, I was told that I needed 2 fillings. 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