dentist

A dentist I used has taken complete advantage of me and my family. I have never had problems with my teeth , minus a few cavities. I met her and all the sudden I had to have two root canals. Neither one of these were bothering me yet she said it had to be done. She was paid, she overcharged me (this isn't even that important atm), I started having pain. The dentist was contacted continually . I suppose after a year she got tired of hearing from me so I would call saying how much pain I was in then she would call in pain pills. Thing is the pain pills did not alleviate the pain. I was miserable. Finally went back in to see her and all the sudden I needed another root canal. So I sat , shots, nitrous .....I was in even more pain. Long story short, she never gave me a root canal. She did whatever but didn't give me a root canal. So on top of the pain I was already feeling, my pain intensified 300%. Two months I couldn't eat or sleep , that is how bad the pain was. I finally after 3 doctors and get this ( one dentist didn't take xrays ...I went to him thinking he will find out why I hurt. Yeah he was a winner. He looked in my mouth (now mind you my pallet was beyond swollen along with the side of my face) and said oh I see your problem. Your cap is ill fitting. WHAT???? lol. Yes he was an idiot. So finally found a good dentist ( btw the Doctors who are not Dentists told me what was wrong) he took an xray and found that the root canal was not ever done. Along with that I was sent to a DDS,PA . He was a good Dr. Now I am out almost 8k because I had to have everything redone from Dentist #1. Now I have a collection agency contacting me because my insurance won't pay because they already paid for this . I called my insurance , received letters , ect, ect, saying dentist #1 said the root canal was charged in error and would reimburse me. I am still out money and on top of that the D.D.S, P.A sent me to collections because of my insurance said to wait 6 weeks then it should be worked out. Dentist #2 knew the situation before hand and I called them at least once every two weeks and sent in the letters between me and the insurance company. I am getting harassed by a collection agency now. Both of these dentists have violated the FTA. PDP paid $987 , I should have been charged $407. Yet I was charged $500+. Each time. I have lost a tooth because she gave a root canal but it wasn't done correctly. The tooth had an infection growing from the inside out. How gross. I saw the tooth and the infection looked like a vine growing from the inside out. The other dentist I was referred to (the one who turned me into collections because of dentist #1) took advantage of us also. I missed an appt. Yes I missed it by mere minutes, spoke with them , no prob lets reschedule. Then they call on Fri (my appt on Monday) saying there will be a charge. No problem..I was expecting 25 maybe 50. NO $200 charge for extenuating circumstances. Went in with my daughter that Monday and they refused to see us unless I post dated a check or put the scrupulous $200 on my credit card. I told them look I have to pay the dentist to finish my work o n my teeth tomorrow and I don't have an extra $200 . When I refused to pay them the older lady started yelling as we walked out. They said unless you pay we will not finish the job. Yet he was paid in full by me , did half a job , then submitted it to insurance as a done deal. They in turn charged me another 200 dollars for them refusing to finish the job they started on my daughter. In the end I got screwed again because I had to borrow $438 from my father. As I stated I am now out around 8k, ' So basically I am still in pain from my teeth and dentist #1 lack of ethics/training/. Dentist #2 violated the FTA by #1 committing insurance fraud for a job half done and #2 for charging outrageous fees. ( Mind you he was paid in full on our part of the bill on both cases, I have the receipts.) Then he submitted to my insurance as job completed (yes I called the insurance company) yet he would not treat my daughter until we paid an extra $438. Then he turns me into collections and wants $1275. The collection fee + what my insurance would have paid if he would have paid attention as I did call them every 2 weeks , sent them copies of my communication with my insurance (via letters). Then charged $200 plus when I could not pay the $200 and they told me to leave, they turned around and charged me another $200 for a missed appt fee. Its sad really.