Misled by a dentist- Affect on credit rating?

supremo_2

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Dentists charge so that valuable time isn't wasted.............

Ask beforehand and read the small print next time.

I wasn't wasting time any more than I would be wasting the time of a double glazing sales agent that came to give me a price for windows. I assumed, and wasn't led to believe anything otherwise, that the first consultation would be free. I asked 3 different dentists for a price I was not planning on spending £15o in that process if they all charged me.

Thrugelmir

supremo wrote: »

CI did not need nor ask for a check up. I had absolutely no idea what info they would require before an assessment for cosmetic work,

Common sense would say an examination of your teeth!

supremo_2

I assumed if you were contemplating spending 3 or 4 grand then the initial consultation would be free......as it is with almost anything else I can think of.

shortcrust

A private dentist charging for a consultation?! Madness!

Hasbeen

You can contact the Darwin awards foundation they will give you all the help you need regarding this.

tomtontom

supremo wrote: »

I assumed if you were contemplating spending 3 or 4 grand then the initial consultation would be free......as it is with almost anything else I can think of.

Few professionals offer free consultations. Solicitors may offer a free half hour, but medical consultants do not, nor do accountants, architects ... I could go on. You seem to be confusing the dentist with a salesman?

LABMAN

supremo wrote: »

I assumed if you were contemplating spending 3 or 4 grand then the initial consultation would be free......as it is with almost anything else I can think of.

Like what? You may get the £50 back if you actually spend three or four thousand, but if you don't you pay the £50.

Voyager2002

FWIW I needed a new dental crown and compared prices... I visited a dentist (not mine), asked what it would cost, and they showed me some pictures and gave me a price. No form-filling, and certainly no examination of my teeth.

Voyager2002

The most important part of this story is missing: did the dentist quote for the cosmetic work, and was the price acceptable? If yes, then just accept that the fifty pounds will be eliminated by the saving on the cost of the cosmetic work. If no, then simply write to the dentist explaining that you had only gone in for a quotation and do not wish to be their patient. They may send a nasty letter asking for the money but would not bother going to court for the sake of fifty pounds.

slink85

tomtontom wrote: »

Few professionals offer free consultations. Solicitors may offer a free half hour, but medical consultants do not, nor do accountants, architects ... I could go on. You seem to be confusing the dentist with a salesman?

most accountants and architects will give a free initial meeting, so please do go on about the professions that you claim to charge from the get go.