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I get to the office and had to fill out forms because this office didn't have online access! In addition they tried to sell me their in-house dental insurance which requires a yearly lump sum upfront and then gives you reduced charges for dental services.
I didn't want another bill and requested that they bill my card for all services and then I would pay my card company back. The receptionist then advised that all services would be triple if I didn't sign up for their plan! Also they would triple the consultation, examination, and x-ray charges and triple the charge for whatever work was done to my aching tooth!
Does this sound like a company that cares about people? Sounds like they're chasing the almighty buck! I'm not in pain to the point where I will allow them to scam me with their in house insurance policy. And how in the world can they triple the cost of items that they said were free?
Needless to say, I won't be crossing their threshold again! A year ago they said they were going to crown one of my tooths so they numbed my mouth and left. Never did anything for about an hour. They came back and said, "You can called them again.
Till this day my tooth still has no crown. June 9, at The rudest, rudest lady took my call regarding an upcoming appointment for a front tooth crown that was supposed to be done more than a month ago. I have been into the office 4 times all with appointments for this crown. Every time I go in I wait between 30 minutes - 2 hours before they tell me there's a problem getting my insurance Medi-Cal to cover the crown.
I was told by Western Dental it was approved the day they did the top front tooth root canal. This on tooth 8. They made me appointment in two more weeks. When I returned for my scheduled appointment the Dentist Dr. Why couldn't they just do a filling? I had no problems with the tooth before. Anyway, I called today to check status of approval for crown they keep having me return for. To avoid going in a fifth time for nothing. It was of course still not approved. So I told the rude, rude lady over the phone I was going to file appeal with Medi-Cal.
She said "so do you want me to schedule you another appointment to come in or not". When I tried explaining to her that I needed to appeal Medi-Cal she kept talking over me repeatedly asking "do you want me to make the appointment or not"? Finally I asked her if she would just listen to me for a minute so I could explain something, she responded with "so you don't need me to make you an appointment right"?
What I was trying to ask her is about my maximum yearly limit on my insurance because I went in over a month ago one of those appointments that were basically just to be told they still didn't have approval. But they charged for it. Also they had a charge for an exam of some kind-there positively no exam of any kind done on this day either! But they did charge my insurance for that also. I'm only concerned because what if that's part of the reason my crown is now denied?
Maybe Western Dental has charged up maximum benefits allowed for this year. Four years ago I lost the second tooth from the front tooth. Since losing my health and dental benefits due to permanent disability. I was brought up to comply and respect persons of position of medical personal, teachers, men and woman representing so not questioning them telling me it was necessary to remove 22 the remainder of my teeth.
I did not think to ask why. I thought they knew what was medically needed. Come to find out that's what they suggest on all medical and Medicare patients. My daughter had at age 28 had a bad back tooth. They told her it was necessary to pull all of them.
Since then she has been able to get benefits provided by her job. Her new dentist gave her a root canal big difference. I have in the past 4 years been told many of the same stories. Well that's what one of the bills I seen was. They don't even attempt to match your dentures to fit. They don't tell you your jaw will shrink which the dentures will no longer be able to seal to.
All I needed was a couple thousand dollars which I would have eventually gotten. They have been deceiving the people who receive government assistance for years milking the system. I use to be very outgoing.
They will curve ball you! They wasted my time when I had no time to waste. So I went in, waiting an hour and a half before being led to the dental chair, where I finished 5 chapters of the Grisham book I was reading before the dentist finally came in. Milked definition of milked by Medical dictionary https: They are money hungry, blood thirsty company!!! My mother only has 10 real teeth left in her mouth and I told the tech since she had x-ray mouth there is no need for it because of radiation risk. Natalya of CA Verified Reviewer.
Now I rarely go anywhere. They've made me miss out on a very good life. I've become depressed enough to seek out mental health help just to survive. I feel like I'm grieving every day. They need to be stopped and be held accountable for all the damage they've caused the many people they have scammed. I received two different sets of dentures and neither one fit. They are not straight or even. When asked what I thought, was told, "No, they look fine. Not only do they not match up, but they don't even fit.
Female doctor seemed very irritated that I was telling her they hurt and don't fit. She just stated to try them for a couple days, but I can't do it, they really hurt bad. It now has more than offices throughout Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas. The practices offer general dentistry services, orthodontics, dentures and dental implants. In addition to dental services for the whole family, Western Dental offers dentures and dental implants. Dentists at each location can help patients decide which option is best for them. Patients interested in learning about which options might be suitable for them can contact Western Dental 24 hours a day by phone to schedule a free consultation.
Both new and existing patients can schedule an appointment online without needing to call their local Western Dental office. Even those with poor credit histories may qualify for financing. The ConsumerAffairs Research Team believes everyone deserves to make smart decisions. We aim to provide readers with the most up-to-date information available about today's consumer products and services.
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See also breast milk. A white liquid, containing nutrients and other substances e. Any whitish, milky fluid; e. A pharmacopeial preparation that is a suspension of insoluble drugs in a water medium; distinguished from gels mainly in that the suspended particles of a milk are larger. White liquid, containing proteins, sugar, and lipids, secreted by mammary glands, designed to nourish young. Any whitish milky fluid, e.
See also toxic milk below. African milk bush see synadenium arborescens. It can occur when any disease or condition affects a significant proportion of a herd at one time; identified causes include poisoning by Neotyphodium Acremonium coeniophialum or Claviceps purpurea , infection with Leptospira hardjo , severe combined nutritional and environmental stress. Definitive clinical pathology is hypocalcemia.
The same syndrome occurs in ewes; called also moss-ill. Occurs most commonly in puppies and kittens. Also occurs when the udder is very full, e. In bitches and queens, maximum lactation is achieved at weeks postpartum. This is in effect the duration of the cow's production of an amount of milk which is worth harvesting; in commercial dairying cows are usually dried off when their daily yield falls to less than 4 liters.
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