Why do dentists have such a bad reputation compared to other kinds of doctors?

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Why do dentists have such a bad reputation compared to other kinds of doctors? - Lemmy.world

I can say why I’m not exactly fond of my dentist: I’m missing a molar I don’t need, my dentist keeps on trying to get me to spend over a thousand euros on an implant he can put in. Every visit he tries to sell me this useless implant. Every visit I say, “no thank you.” This has been going on for five years. It gets old. Other than that, he’s great at his job so I don’t know. I don’t consider him to be of the “bad rep” variety. A failed salesperson? Perhaps.
He likely does not recall every time he has mentioned this to you.