Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Experts on dental health fraud suspect that more than a billion dollars a year is spent on dubious, redundant, and poor-quality dentistry.
Dental diseases are between the most ordinary ailments in the United States, accounting for over $70 billion in bills. The majority of dentists work in the privacy of their own office where they frequently are not subject to analysis by well-informed colleagues. This situation, plus the fact that the harm done by poor dental care may not become obvious for many years, makes it difficult for consumers to assess the quality or the necessity of the treatment they receive.
Experts on dental health fraud think that over a billion dollars a year is spent on doubtful dentistry. The February 1997 issue of Reader's Digest contained an article, "How Honest Are Dentists?" that illustrated the vast possible for needless over-treatment by unscrupulous dentists.
Dental diseases are between the most ordinary ailments in the United States, accounting for over $70 billion in bills. The majority of dentists work in the privacy of their own office where they frequently are not subject to analysis by well-informed colleagues. This situation, plus the fact that the harm done by poor dental care may not become obvious for many years, makes it difficult for consumers to assess the quality or the necessity of the treatment they receive.
Experts on dental health fraud think that over a billion dollars a year is spent on doubtful dentistry. The February 1997 issue of Reader's Digest contained an article, "How Honest Are Dentists?" that illustrated the vast possible for needless over-treatment by unscrupulous dentists.
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