I have come across quite a lot of family doctors and dentists who do not abide by their professional code of ethics. The family doctors would try to prescribe medicines that I do not need; the dentists would tell me that they have to charge me the cost of fillings for two teeth because there is a cavity between the teeth (and yet they apparently dare not use a mirror to show me where the fillings have to be done).
Recently, I went to a dental clinic at Woodlands Civic Plaza and the owner of the clinic, who happened to be the one to attend to me, told me that one of my teeth had to be extracted and that he could not extract it the usual way because of the position of the tooth. As such, I would have to pay $1250 just to get it extracted. Of course I didn't believe him and so I went to seek a 2nd opinion. I specifically told the 2nd dentist that I couldn't trust dentists because of their mercenary and unscrupulous ways. I believed he knew what I was trying to drive at. In the end, he did a good job of extracting it the usual way without causing me unnecessary discomfort or pain.
I could have lodged a complaint with the Singapore Dental Council (SDC) against the 1st dentist (and the others who tried to overcharge me). However, I didn't because I didn't want to go through the hassle of lodging a complaint. Anyway, I hope that I won't come across any unscrupulous doctors or dentists again.
I may not exude an air of sophistication but that DOES NOT mean that I am uneducated or have little education. I am always amazed when people who do not know me think that I am really uneducated or have little education. (I suspect that those doctors and dentists who have tried to overcharge me, etc, might have thought so too.) Anyway, don't ever judge a book by its cover. That is a wise saying that should be heeded.
I could have lodged a complaint with the Singapore Dental Council (SDC) against the 1st dentist (and the others who tried to overcharge me). However, I didn't because I didn't want to go through the hassle of lodging a complaint. Anyway, I hope that I won't come across any unscrupulous doctors or dentists again.
I may not exude an air of sophistication but that DOES NOT mean that I am uneducated or have little education. I am always amazed when people who do not know me think that I am really uneducated or have little education. (I suspect that those doctors and dentists who have tried to overcharge me, etc, might have thought so too.) Anyway, don't ever judge a book by its cover. That is a wise saying that should be heeded.
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