I had an August 27 dentist appointment so when we went up to the office door there was a sign posted saying he died July 22. Come to find out he committed suicide and he was the third dentist in town to do so. Have any of you on here had that happen to one of your doctors where you live?

No, but a gastroenterologist broke his leg while skiing.

Ouch!

makes sense. a dentist has access to
versed, demerol, Dilaudid... essentially they're primed for easy suicide if they wish

He didn’t die of prescription drug overdose but by a gun to his head for financial reasons. Just because a doctor has access to high dose prescription drugs doesn’t necessarily mean they take them to commit suicide and more often or not the patients they prescribe them to might like celebrities do.

That is really a too long waiting period for a dental appointment.

Thant might be but I go twice a year or six months in between. One time involves cleaning and X-rays and the next just cleaning. Good oral health is the key to overall health. The dentist is the only doctor I go to that doesn’t expect a copay up front but they bill insurance and I get the bill for the rest of what’s not covered. I’m trying a new one close to home. Yeah, nobody bothered to call and let his patients know he passed.

I have not had not had this happen to me but I find it stressful when you have to look for a new dentist or doctor. My last dentist, who I liked very much, sent a letter to all his patients that he was moving out of the area. I appreciate the letter that he sent.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I had my general doctor for years then she decides to move from her private practice, which she had for 18 years, to a group of doctors cause she was going to leave this city and move to Austin where her mother lives but she was made an offer she couldn’t refuse so she went to the group of doctors. The building she was moving to was being remodeled and after months of waiting and the deadline she was given was pushed back she finally moved into it. Well I saw her 2 times and then she decides to move to Austin after all. At least she gave me a notice to both, unlike the dentist. I managed to get into and set up with my mom’s doctor who is a PA-C and she seems nice. At least this one there’s a lab across the hall you can go to to get your lab work done without an appointment a week before your scheduled appointment. The new dentist seems okay but everybody talks to fast that you don’t have time to comprehend what you’re being told but I’ll stick with them for now and they take my insurance, yeah finding someone new is hard and you have to hope they take your insurance.