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Take the money and run. TBH I didn't think it would be that easy to get the money back... Yep it's annoying you wasted time and money and 2/4 is better than 1/4 etc. Better he's paid money then you having to go through the legal route. Ultimately it's your choice. Maybe take the money and see how y...

Because of everything I've said before about him being able to do braces etc. Right but there has to be repercussions for him doing a sesame job and wanting to get my braces off when it was nowhere near ready and needs another 24 months for it to get to where it needs to be. I refuse o believe that...

As I mentioned earlier, some professionals unfortunately don't know what they don't know and that would seem to be the case here. I would think however that a general dentist would recognize when he is out of his league, and therefore you might have a case, depending on how aggressive you want to b...

Did you meet with dentist? What happened? Hi! Yes, I spoke with the dentist and I will be getting back about 75% of what I paid him. I'm thankful because I thought I wouldn't get anything back, but it seemed like he genuinely understood why his treatment in my case was not successful. The orthodont...

Good luck. In the short term your options are limited and you could be getting $ back because I honestly don't think you will get much back from the dentist. What has the dentist said? why do you not think so? And I haven't met with the dentist yet. Because of everything I've said before about him ...

I would be making the dentist take out my four teeth, for free. Yeah that's not going to cut it for me lol. Good luck. In the short term your options are limited and you could be getting $ back because I honestly don't think you will get much back from the dentist. What has the dentist said? why do...

He's not a fraud. Me doing your teeth is fraud. He wasn't able to fix the agreed issue possibly due to lack of experience/training The same would apply to you if you had been the one to work on OP's teeth. You wouldn't be able to fix the issue due to lack of experience and/or training. So then what...

SingleJawMelb wrote:I would be making the dentist take out my four teeth, for free.

Yeah that's not going to cut it for me lol.

iceskate0816 wrote:I don't know if it's necessarily malpractice either, but there has to be someone you can let know what happened so it doesn't happen to others. You have to wonder if it has happened to anyone else already and why no one in his office had said anything.

I might notify the dental board.

Whether it meets the legal standard of fraud or not, I don't think it's unreasonable to use the word fraud, especially if you were to call it "constructive fraud" (which doesn't require intent). The dentist has had a lot of time to conclude that they lack the skills to complete the course...

He's not a fraud. Me doing your teeth is fraud. He wasn't able to fix the agreed issue possibly due to lack of experience/training The same would apply to you if you had been the one to work on OP's teeth. You wouldn't be able to fix the issue due to lack of experience and/or training. So then what...

You say you went to the dentist to straighten the teeth and fix protrusion. Bear in mind that if you are being told you need 4 extractions that without them, aligning teeth is generally going to result in some protrusion. There is only so much space in an arch. One option to reduce protrusion somew...

I also don't want to spend another $5-6,000+ on braces, so I want to see if I could perhaps get my teeth extracted for $600 now and then continue my treatment with the dentist I have even if he isn't as competent as an orthodontist. Don't make a decision based on money. Find a good orthodontist, re...

Almost 4 years in braces is exceptionally long. That leaves you at great risk for root resorption (and from what you describe about the x ray sounds like you already might be suffering). It's generally recommended to take a 2-3 month break in tooth movement in order to minimize root resorption seve...

Most general dentists, if they do braces it's only really basic stuff. It's not their specialty. I have an orthodontist and a general dentist I go to. Cleanings and such I go to the general dentist and then of course my braces I go to the orthodontist. Go to a good orthodontist and see what they re...