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October 21, 2005

All,

Mike had asked me what I found when inquiring into dentists, and Delta in particular, so I thought I'd share a little.

First, all dentists are not created equal, and there's good reason that “Dental Mal Practice” is a part of the legal profession.

Second, there are quite a few dentists that participate with Delta, but the vast majority are not “comprehensive,” rather they're what I refer to “Cleaning and Filling” dentists.

Third, the few Delta dentists that do more than the basics are extremely busy (which doesn't necessarily mean that they're good). What we wanted was basically a second opinion, and to see what we're having done by our dentist would cost if done with a Delta participating dentist. We found that we'd have to make an appointment, and basically start all over. No dentist would simply take the plan from our dentist and price it, they wanted to do a whole new work up, which would have meant spending money and most likely six months time, and almost assuredly have ended up right back where we started.

Dentistry is not something to “go cheap” on! Angie had orthodontic work done back when she was in her teens. They lived in Tipton, Kansas, and the dentist actually traveled from town to town (sounds like something out of the old west). Long-story-short, we're now undoing a lot of what was done then, and adding teeth back that were pulled then. You can see why this is an emotional topic with us, and especially with Angie!

The final affect of our checking around was that it relieved me regarding the money we're spending with our dentist. I'm now comfortable with it, and understand that we might be able to spend less with someone else, but are just not willing to take the chance that we'd get less than the absolute best in the compromise.

If any of you are in need of a dentist, feel free to talk to me about it. Dr. Joe is a perfectionist when it comes to dentistry. I don't think anything else is acceptable!

Our dentist is:

Joseph Baba DDS

1035 N. Emporia

Martin Myrtle