Sunny Smiles Dental Associates is ripping people off by saying they will give a cleaning & an exam for $50 if you don't have gum disease. Of course, they tell everyone they do so they don't clean your teeth! San Diego, California

There was an advertisement in the reader that read, "$50.00 for a cleaning and full teeth exam!"
When I called to make an appointment, they said, "If you don't have gum disease, we will clean your teeth."  It sounded fishy. but I decided to make the appointment and see what the dentist had to say. First of all, they make you pay the $50.00 before you even sit in the chair!  And just as I thought, he said I had gum disease and he wasn't going to clean my teeth.  Instead they gave me a brochure on gum disease and gave me a summary of what I had to do in order to get the cleaning.  I had to pay $500 for a deep gum cleaning that they said was necessary, then they would clean my teeth.  What a load of garbage.  I imagine they tell everyone the same.  I don't suggest going to this dentist if you want to waste your time or money.