America is Scamming Us: I Vacationed in Mexico and Now I Need a New Dentist

Lemme tell y’all the story of how I went on vacation to Mexico and now I need new a dentist. People with trust issues of American healthcare system, this is for you.

Last month, I go to my dentist for my regular cleaning and tests. They tell me I have a huge cavity in the tooth all the way in back of my mouth, and that I need a crown. They also tell me I need a deep cleaning. I have never needed one. I take pretty good care of my teeth and floss after every meal and don’t eat much candy or drink much soda. I don’t smoke and don’t drink alcohol.

But they basically told me I need all this work. I’m like “that’s weird… but ok.”

But first, I go on vacay, cuz I’m on sabbatical and I’m committed to living my best life!

I got very chocolate so talk to me nice! 😁

When I’m on vacation, my travel concierge tells me that Mexico has state of the art dentistry. Tells me to go and try cuz even if I need the deep cleaning, it’d be cheaper.

So the dentist office there PICKS ME UP from my resort (come thru, SERVICE! 💥). I get there and the place looks fantastic 🤌🏾. I register and then they take me to the back. I didn’t tell them anything bout my last dentist appointment. I wanna see what they gon say independently…

First, they take Xrays of my teeth. Their machine? Top notch. It isn’t some random bite on a weird circle thing 15 times.

It is a machine where you bite down once and it swerves across your head for 3 mins and captures xrays with ease and without you being poked in the roof of your mouth by awkwardly placed plastic. I was immediately impressed. Then they had a photographer take actual photos of my bite, my smile, my profile.

And then they took me to the dentist for the test…

Dentist and their dental assistant review all those xrays and the actual pics of my teeth and then they do that test where they check for cavities, buildup, gum disease etc.

Dentist: you have great oral hygiene! No cavities. We will do the regular cleaning and send you on your way.

Me: Wait. You don’t see any cavities?

Dentist: No, your teeth are in great shape.

Me: Are you sure? I was just told I need a crown on my back tooth. I was told it has a big cavity.

Dentist grabs her camera…

She put the little wand with a camera at the back of my mouth by the tooth I was told needed a crown.

She took a picture of the tooth and shows me. She said “see that darker mark? That isn’t a cavity. It is a stain that’s there cuz your teeth has deep grooves. I can get that out with the regular cleaning.”

Me: 🤯🤯🤯 OK.

And y’all. She does the regular cleaning, takes the pic of the tooth and sure enough, stain is gone.
I’m like BRUHHHHHH. Dentist and assistant are laughing cuz I’m shook.

I asked them AGAIN just to make sure. “So I DON’T need a deep cleaning and a crown??” And they both shake their head. “You have great teeth and hygiene. Keep doing what you’re doing.”

Y’all. Anyways, ALL of that only cost me $180 outta pocket.

But above all, I’m now never going to that Chicago dentist office again.

Cuz y’all were gonna have me get an unnecessary crown AND a painful ass deep cleaning when my joint was fine?!?!

The US is scamming us in so many ways! I hate it for us!