I agree that dental treatment can be frighteningly high. I had two back teeth removed because I didn't want to pay a fortune. Would have paid to save a decent tooth or one near the front, but I had a feeling that I would only have more trouble later so went for the extractions. However, to be fair, it takes as long to train to be a dentist as to be a doctor and their equipment is very expensive. Apparently to have a surgery filled with decent equipment (and lets face it we want decent equipment) it can cost 100+K. And people who moan about the cost will pay a garage huge sums and will lay out on new technology...and your teeth are more important than an Apple computer or iPhone.
