I recently had crowns replaced. My dentist did a terrible job (colour,
shape..). He agreed to replace them for me at no cost. However, I
have lost all confidence in him as I do not find I was treated well
during this process. He was very short with me throughout and did not
seem to care that they looked terrible. I don't even think that he put
on the crowns that I asked for. Instead of having him fix them, I am
thinking of going to a CD and starting over. My insurance has already
covered half of the cost of my crowns, but I have not yet payed the
other half. Is it acceptable for me to not pay my dentist the other
half, or to ask for a refund of my insurance claim? I do not want him
to be angry because he agreed to redo the work, but I cannot take the
chance that they will be a mess again.
Jaak H - 03 Oct 2006 14:50 GMT
TT schreef:
> I recently had crowns replaced. My dentist did a terrible job (colour,
> shape..). He agreed to replace them for me at no cost. However, I
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> to be angry because he agreed to redo the work, but I cannot take the
> chance that they will be a mess again.
Why did you trust him in the first place? It was not your first visit,
or was it?
If you think he made some terrible flaws, you can put in on the edge and
refuse to pay. Chances are you end up in court and if he did a terrible
job, you may win. If your standards are too high, you may loose.
Or you may come to an agreement. Propose to pay only the technician's
costs, because that's what the dentist have to pay. Or something like
that. A decent and mature agreement is your best choice, because the
trend to sue everyone and everything costs to the community (because the
attorney's bill will be eventually paid by rising the fees).