Originally Posted by butterflywing
Originally Posted by Barb_MO
I would get a second opinion also. and ask the current dentist for you xrays to take with you when you go to the new dentist. Not only the current xray, but previous ones also. Who knows, they might not even be your xrays.
don't let the dentist tell you they don't give back the x-rays. a lot of doctors/dentists try to keep them. insist that they belong to you because they were paid for by you. threaten to report him to the dental board or whoever.
i had a radiologist that wouldn't give me my x-rays when i changed insurers. i had to argue in the waiting room and embarrass him and insist they belonged to me before he would hand them over. they don't want you going elsewhere. but you need them as a baseline for future exams for anything.
I worked in the records department of a medical facility and in MN the x-rays are yours even if your insurance paid for them. Don't let them tell you otherwise. They don't give you the originals but they do have to make copies for you. Sometimes there is a charge but usually not for the 1st set.
Good luck and let us know what you find out.
~Deb~