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Corporate dental chains deliberately hire front desk staff with no dental background to serve as gatekeepers who won't question unethical practices. These companies target people from retail and restaurant industries rather than those with dental experience, turning them into sales representatives in scrubs.

• Corporate dental offices advertise $79 cleanings as bait to lure vulnerable patients without insurance
• Front desk staff receive minimal training focused on "building trust" while pushing expensive treatments
• Former employees reveal how they were trained to create urgency and fear to sell debt
• Job descriptions explicitly state "must create urgency to gain financial commitment" with no dental experience required
• High-pressure sales tactics often turn a simple cleaning into thousands in unexpected treatment costs
• Both patients and employees suffer in this system with high turnover rates as staff confront ethical concerns
• Patients should research dental offices, ask if they're part of a DSO, and always get second opinions
• Never rush treatment decisions and request complete documentation of diagnoses and x-rays

My mission is simple: to arm you with the truth so you can protect yourself after seeing patients betrayed and employees taken advantage of for nearly a decade from the inside.

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Corporate dental chains (DSOs) systematically exploit new dental graduates by luring them with temporary daily rates before switching to production-based pay that forces over-diagnosis to maintain income. This predatory system transforms idealistic young dentists into aggressive salespeople who recommend unnecessary treatments to meet quotas, all while patients suffer from overtreatment and excessive billing.

• Fresh dental graduates, drowning in $300,000-$400,000 of student debt, are prime targets for corporate dental chains
• DSOs initially offer attractive daily rates ($300-$400/day) that disappear after a few months
• Compensation switches to production-based pay, requiring $3,000-$4,000 daily billing to earn a living wage
• Financial pressure forces dentists to recommend unnecessary treatments like crowns instead of fillings
• Example of Dr. Mills shows the transformation from conservative provider to aggressive over-diagnoser
• Emergency patients are particularly exploited as "instant money" opportunities
• Corporate dentistry projected to generate $800 billion annually by 2036
• New graduates advised to avoid DSOs or carefully read contracts if accepting positions
• Patients should be vigilant about aggressive treatment plans and seek second opinions

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Corporate dental chains routinely add expensive bone grafts and membranes to simple tooth extractions, turning a $150 procedure into a $1,200 bill. In this revealing episode, I expose how dental practices exploit patients in pain to maximize profits, and why some dentists recommend extractions when teeth could actually be saved.

• Not every extraction requires a bone graft or membrane, despite what corporate dentists claim
• Bone graft materials can fall out within days if not secured properly, wasting $500-800
• Quick extractions are more profitable than complex procedures that save teeth
• End-of-month production quotas can influence treatment recommendations
• Not all dentists are unethical, but corporate systems incentivize upselling
• Patients should always ask if procedures are truly necessary or optional
• Getting a second opinion is worth enduring pain for an extra day or two

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