It’s almost that time of year again; February “Children’s Dental Health Month” or as I’ve come to call it “Chop Shop Victim Month”. Like so many things, what started out with good intentions became a way for the crooks and unsavory dental mills to increase patient volume. I suspect with their business model taking such a financial hit this past year, patient shopping is high on their list of priorities.
Here’s how it works.
Schools and daycares in low income areas are called by the dental mill and asked if they would like to have a free dental screening day. All it is, a dental assistant doing a quick visual in each child’s mouth, no instruments used.
