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I've more less accepted that dentists and other related fields are mostly licensed so they

1. don't kill you doing something stupid

2. if they make a big mistake, know how to deal with it and get help immediately

This isn't a jab at dentists at all, as I feel like I've been lucky enough to have good dentists that did great work at reasonable fees.

I'v also dealt with

1. an orthodontist that apparently just ground the enamel off my teeth while I was a child, for cosmetic reasons

2. a dentist that somehow cut a square pocket into my tooth to treat a tiny cavity. This caused stress fractures in the tooth originating from the corners. The dentist who repaired it even said "I do not understand how this was even done. It should not be possible to do with normal dentistry tools"