Snapshot · The Ramsey Show
A caller's wife needed a total mouth reconstruction with quotes ranging from $70,000 to $150,000 depending on the dentist and market — a wide spread Dave said should raise red flags.
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Nick in New York describes a genuinely harrowing situation: his wife has had a collapsed bite for years, her enamel is eroding, her teeth are all loose, and she's in chronic pain. Multiple dentists have given the same diagnosis — total mouth reconstruction — with quotes ranging from $70,000 to $150,000. Nick has $80,000 in emergency savings and a freelance income of $140,000–$200,000 per year. Dave's first insight is decisive: a $80,000 price range between quotes is not a normal variation — it's a red flag signaling the dental industry's extraordinary pricing variability. The prescription is to become an expert, just as Dave's friend had to become a cancer expert after his diagnosis. Travel to a different market (Dave mentions a dentist near Dallas he has personally endorsed for 20 years), understand what's driving the price difference, and only then deploy the emergency fund. Dave connects Nick with Granbury Dental in Texas as a starting point for comparison.
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