On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 20:54:34 GMT, "Sylvain VAN DER WALDE"
wrote:


Unfortunately the dentist got very greedy towards the end of my
treatment. Prices went up, he changed the working conditions of his
staff and they left, he started doing his own sedations with an ECG
machine which he borrowed, and the cost was double what a Private GP
used to charge to come in and do it.

Needless to say the atmosphere in the practise became unpleasant :-(


You were lucky that this happened "towards the end of your treatment". I
believe that we're entitled to a fair profit, and not a maximum one. This is
capitalism at its worst.


I wasn't too pleased to see a new elevated price list in the middle of
my treatment. With the benefit of hindsight ISTM unethical to increase
prices substantially when treatment is half completed. I was never
given a costed treatment plan which I believe is regarded as good
practise nowadays.

P.S. I believe that we have the most expensive dentists and doctors in the
world (probably other trades as well).

The regulated professions are the worst, hence the attempts under this
gov. for the trade associations of the manual trades to get their work
to be (more + more) regulated.

P.P.S. I heard very recently that London is the most expensive city in the
world.

Dunno about it being *The worst*, but it definitely rates !

DG