Dental farming

@ninalanyon Actually I did. The new guy looked at my teeth and told me I needed crowns on all of them, including the ones that already have crowns on them. I had a crown fall off once, he put it back on but told me that he had to grind down the tooth a bit to fit it back on, so now the crown isn't high enough and I need another new one.
Just like cattle to them.. They look at your dental insurance, see how much is covered, and then work on a plan to collect every dime from that plus whatever they can get from you as well.

@PoohSmasher No dental insurance here. Well there is but unless you know for sure that you will have big bills it's not worth it; I don't know anyone who has it. And dentistry is not covered by the national health service. Insurance for me someone my age here would be about 5 000 NOK per year [1] (about 500 USD).

However the most I have ever paid for dentistry in one year was about 8 000 NOK (about 800 USD). In a normal year I just get a checkup (x-ray, visual inspection, cleaning, polishing) which costs me less than 2 000 NOK (less than 200 USD)

I have two ceramic crowns, the first done over ten years ago and the second five years ago. Both cost less that 500 USD and were made on demand by a fancy CNC machine according to a 3D image of my existing tooth.

I think Americans should consider getting their dentistry done in Europe.

@ninalanyon A lot of people go to Mexico, it is a lot cheaper down there. Up here in Canada we have dental plans with most jobs. You pay a small amount per month for it. Not sure of the numbers.