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the Price of a Dental Cleaning and Check-up

Price 
Location 
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Description
$ 50
Feb 2008
Phoenix, AZ
Annual cleaning and checkup  more... close row
$ 62
Oct 2007
Kansas City, Mo
Dental care at a dental college  more... close row
$ 162
Jan 2008
Fort Bragg, CA
Dental check up and x-rays  more... close row
$ 250
Jan 2008
New York, NY
Dentist office like a spa  more... close row
$ 70
Mar 2008
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Routine dental cleaning  more... close row
$ 135
Mar 2008
Washington, D.C.
Cleaning, x rays and exam  more... close row
$ 108
Mar 2008
Bridgeport, WV
Bi-annual cleaning and oral evaluation  more... close row
$ 70
Nov 2007
Rocky River, Ohio
Cleaning and exam from the dentist  more... close row
$ 100
Apr 2008
Dearborn MI
Cost for one twice a year dental exam  more... close row
$ 87
Aug 2007
Oakland, CA
Routine check up and cleaning  more... close row
$ 40
Apr 2009
Ashland, Ky
Very pleasant and cheap dental cleaning  more... close row
$ 99
Oct 2007
Boiling Springs, SC
Full check up with x rays and cleaning  more... close row
$ 149
Mar 2008
Canton, MI
Full dental exam with x-rays and cleaning  more... close row
$ 1400
Feb 2007
Coopersburg,PA
Cleaning, x rays and six fillings  more... close row
$ 400
Jun 2007
Akron, OH
Cleaning, examination, and filling a cavity  more... close row
$ 243
Mar 2008
Grand Rapids, MI
Initial consultation with a new dentist  more... close row
$ 325
Sep 2007
Ft. Washington, MD
High price for quick view of mouth  more... close row

Description of service

General view of my teeth and cavities. Cost $325.00 , time dentist worker on me 2 minutes. I needed to have my teeth checked overall so that I got a letter saying that I wouldn´t need any work done for the next 6 months.


Review of Service

As I wanted to join a 3 month program in a merchant marine school, I was asked for a general letter from a dentist detailing that I didn´t have to have any worked done for at least 6 months. At the dentist office I waited for about 45 minutes, filling out forms and when my turn was finally up I went in the office and the assistant prepared me for just about two minutes that the dentist looked in my mouth and in a hurry just said, yeap you are good to go, will write you the letter. I was glad it took just 2 mins of his time as I thought, well this is going to be easy. My surprise came at the end when just for the small service I had performed the bill was an astonishing $325.00, I almost fell over.


Tips

To avoid the same situation to happen to you, please do some research. It is very easy these days to find 800 numbers or even websites that can find a good deal for you and maybe even give you a price for the service before you get there, so my advice is to use this services to avoid surprises like the one I had.