Dentist Finder San Diego

New dental law in California, AB 171, will protect consumers (especially low-income consumers) from predatory marketing of 3rd-party dental credit and loans (Capital One Healthcare Finance, Chase HealthAdvance, and Citi Health Card).

The dentist must first providing the patient a list of the treatment and services to be rendered, the estimated costs of the treatment and services, and which treatment and services are being charged in advance of rendering or incurring…

June Thomas of the SLATE.com is writing a multi-part article called The American Way of Dentistry. I recommend people read her informative and interesting articles. I decided to provide some key points from her posts to date to get you started.

Part I: The Story of My Teeth (9/28/09)

• Main point is June has had poor dental care growing up and has recently spent a lot of money repairing the damage of neglect.
  • She…

In a national survey conducted by Majestic Drug Company, a provider of oral care products found that Americans are not prepared to deal with dental emergencies. Of 1,000 people surveyed, 72 percent have fillings or crowns and one in six had a dental emergency during the past 12 months.

People making less than $35,000 per year were more likely to have had a dental emergency in the past 12 months compared…

Beware of online ads selling teeth whitening products. They claim that application of pastes, gels and dental strips will whiten or brighten your teeth. The products are not endorsed by accredited dentists or the Food and Drug Administration. There is growing concerns about the effectiveness and safety of these products.

Complaints regarding the billing practices of some of these companies have been on the rise. People are finding it is impossible to…