Why should I care what my dentist's politics are?!

@chrissbergstrom Gosh, that's a bit different! I don't think I'm in much danger. I live a very 'ordinary', quiet life.

Right kind of scary, i had heard many years agoa horror story about a microchip being put into a fake tooth to track someone, so that does kind of scare me a little...

Right? Politics is the last thing I want to discuss in a business relationship!

@dragon54u That and religion. Two things most of us want to avoid always.

I wish I could find some reasonable charges! Over here in the U.S. a crown for a tooth is about $1,000. A filling can be a couple of hundred dollars and a bridge is about $2500. I haven't been to my dentist for a long time because I cannot afford any work even though I know I need some. Politics don't matter to me. They are interesting and I'll discuss them with reasonable people but I expect the businesses I deal with to leave their politics at home and I will, too!

@dragon54u That is about the market price for a crown for a tooth. Over here, it can go up to $2000 and that depends on the experience and reputation of a dentist. In term of public service, the dental service is horrible. You have to make appointment 10 months ahead for a root canal treatment.

Ha! Steve Martin could read the phone book and make me laugh!

I guess they'll have a lot of conservatives in the chair! Like you, though, I do not care what a service provider believes. They have a right to believe whatever they want as long as it doesn't interfere with the service I'm buying.

@dragon54u yep. i'm not plannign to have a lot of conversations with my dentist. for one thing, my mouth is quite occupied. ha ha. maybe they figure they have you trapped and they can talk and you will be forced to listen

Yes, they are, and they do nothing but lie and stretch the truth!

@dragon54u and sometimes invent the news, media is business now

I rarely let politics affect who I patronize. I won't patronize certain businesses that support causes I don't agree with and I let them know it but I won't actively try to turn people against them. I don't even know my dentist's politics, he's just a very sweet guy from the Middle East somewhere. I haven't seen him for years and I should go for a checkup but I can barely afford rent. So I try to take good care of my teeth! In fact, my dentist is such a nice guy that he did a whole bunch of work on my son for half price. He's worth his weight in gold!

@dragon54u I won't patronize businesses that will use their profits to support causes I detest unless there are no alternatives, but I don't try to get others to boycott them.

I think I might, too. But a true professional will not talk about politics, religion, or money when patients are within earshot. That's just good manners as well as good policy!

@dragon54u it would be best for them not to if they want to keep alot of business

There are so many people who do care, though. I don't understand it. It seems as if in the past few years one or other of the parties is evil and out to destroy America. Dems think Repubs are evil and vice versa, it's a poison to our country and I wish it would stop.