Complete Guide to Dental Health: How to Maintain Your Dental Health and Avoid Being Overcharged and Overtreated

By Jay W. Friedman

Book Overview

This guide to good dental health provides information consumers need to realistically assess their dental needs and those of their children. Not only will it help you avoid or minimize dental disease,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759676569
• ISBN13: 9780759676565
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: 1st Book Library
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

excellent consumer guide to dentistry

This guy has opinions that make sense about how to get good dental care. I think it is the best such book for the consumer that I have found so far. He is a dentist himself, but the kind that really wants people to have the care they need, not too much nor too little. He describes some of the things dentists tend to do that are not necessary. He explains the different dental treatments pretty well. The date is a bit old (2002). It is at least the second edition I believe; because I also own a 1991 hardcover edition. I have not looked recently (2010) to see if there might be something better out there now. I would like to see an even thicker book with more details, but that may not be commercially viable!

Read this book before getting treatment!

I wish I had read this book before I started getting dental treatments. It would have saved me a lot of unnecessary bills. This book covers anything & everything about dental treatments and how to avoid "charlatans" who make up dental problems just so they can get money out of you. In my case, a young dentist (whom I stopped seeing within a month) removed amalgam fillings just as a "preventative" against future cracking. That created more problems like an unforeseen root canal. Pretty soon a routine cleaning turns into a $2,000 bill! Don't fall for their scare tactics in the chair. Be an educated consumer. And if you're so inclined, read Dr. Friedman's public health articles on dentistry. Too bad, dentists like him are going the way of the dodo.

Good value for money!

This book is about common dental problems, diseases, their prevention and treatments. The topics covered are quite comprehensive, such as dental caries (decay), periodontal disease, replacement of missing teeth, root canal treatment, cosmetic dentistry, tooth extraction, common diseases of the gum and soft tissues of the mouth. I particularly find the recommendations at the end of each chapter very useful. These practical tips enable consumers to arrive at informed decisions to avoid being overcharged and overtreated.

Buy this book before your next dentist appointment

This book is an excellent reference tool. Before you let a dentist talk you into expensive, maybe unnecessary dental work that may create even more problems down the road, sit down with this book. You'll find clear explanations of dental problems and procedures and this book can give you additional information and assurance when you suspect your dentist's recommendations may not always be in your best interests.