My dentist overcharged for dental work that was done. First he sent us a bill for 2000, then 6000need attorney

his employye told us of great deals and that our insurance would cover. we kept asking when we would get a bill again his associate said not to worry. she was a friend so I trusted her and the dentist. 6 months later and the employees taking of her own life, we got a bill for 2000. Which we disputed because they tacked on late charges, but we had never gotton a bill. We spoke with the dentist and he said to pay or he would remove any discounts he ever gave us. @ months later we were in collection for 6000 dollars. There was illegal goings on in this firm and we got screwed because of it. we need an attorney but don't know what kind of lawyer to get or even how to proceed. Please give any advice. There is more to the story but in the interest of certain peoples privacy we will just leave it at this until we can get advice on how to proceed.

My dentist overcharged for dental work that was done. First he sent us a bill for 2000, then 6000need attorney
Contact the ADA (American Dental Association) to report the problem. They may be able to recommend a lawyer or how to proceed.





Contact your health insurance company too to see if the dentist did file a claim. If he's a scammer, he may be trying to collect double by invoicing you and the insurance company too which is fraud.
Reply:sounds like the dentist/staff is only guilty of poor communication or maybe you didn't listen. if you got 6000 in dental work done then you were in rough shape to begin with. i have bad news for you.....you are going to get stuck with the bill. the best you can hope for is the removal of late fees.





suing a dentist is probably the hardest thing to do in the world. i definitely wouldn't start with the ADA because we pay a yearly fee to be a part of it. they are on our team. if you sue, you are going to pay a mountain of legal fees and i promise that you will lose. only 12% of people who sue dentists win. you might be able to enter some kind of arbitration but if the dentist says no then you are in trouble. remember, he has a piece of paper that you signed when you became a new patient that says you would pay your bill even if insurance didn't cover a thing. you might not remember signing it or reading the fine print but we all make you sign it. if he produces that in court, case closed.





my point is that unless you want to owe a lawyer and a dentist, then just pay your bill. this is why we collect the entire bill on the front end at my office. your dentist needs to train his staff better for sure.
Reply:Tom is right. The ADA won't go to bat for you and they actually hold no legal sway over the practicing dentist, even if he/she is a member. However, you might contact your state association and ask about their "Peer Review" process. If an ADA member agrees to a peer review mediation, you might get a favorable outcome.





If there are things that are clearly illegal going on, the right place to seek help - but as a last resort - is the state licensing board.

Tooth Ache