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Alice B.

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7. Wow! My perio made me a night guard...

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 12:17 PM

Jul 21

That cost me $500 a couple years ago and he just last month replaced for free.i actually put a hole in the old one, in addition to cracking it. He’s going to retire soon, I think, so I’m sweating.

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Hospitals scoop up physician practices, driving prices up [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 21 OP

Baby-boomers are hitting retirement age everywhere, even in medical practice FakeNoose Jul 21 #1

I, for one, would rather see a nurse than a doctor for most appointments. erronis Jul 21 #6

It's not really hospitals, but private equity firms that bought the hospitals doing this jmbar2 Jul 21 #2

I worked for a tech company that served the dental industry Alice B. Jul 21 #5

And when the PE firms are in control of your health from cradle to grave erronis Jul 21 #8

Almost as if... GASP... OldBaldy1701E Jul 21 #3

As well as Dental groups. ProudMNDemocrat Jul 21 #4

Wow! My perio made me a night guard... Alice B. Jul 21 #7

They have been doing this for over a decade Miguelito Loveless Jul 21 #9

another side of this issue mike_c Jul 21 #10

Not just rural BumRushDaShow Jul 21 #11

This is what happens when we don't regulate anything in this country. Initech Jul 21 #12