The Dark Side Of Dentistry
Most people trust their dentist.Very few know what happens behind closed doors.The Dark Side of Dentistry is the whistleblower podcast exposing the real business of corporate dentistry — the upsells, the pressure tactics, the treatment you don’t actually need, and the financial machine designed to keep patients in the dark.Hosted anonymously by The Drill Teller, a former insider with years of first-hand experience, this show reveals what dental corporations never want the public to hear:How quotas influence your treatment planWhy overdiagnosis is becoming shockingly commonThe red flags patients miss every dayThe truth about “free cleanings” and “same-day d...
Crown and Conned
Not all crowns are royal.
In this episode, The Drill Teller cracks open the gold-plated lie behind one of dentistry’s most lucrative procedures: the dental crown. You’ll hear how unnecessary crowns are pushed onto patients under the guise of “preventive care,” and how quotas and profit margins dictate treatment plans more than your actual dental health.
From fake fractures to inflated fees, we pull back the curtain on the crown hustle — one porcelain scam at a time.
Before you say yes to that shiny new tooth, lis...
The So Called “Free” Cleaning
Most patients walk into the dentist expecting one thing: the free cleaning their insurance promises. But in the world of corporate dentistry, that “freebie” is often anything but.
In this episode, we break down how unsuspecting patients are upsold the moment they sit in the chair. Questionable probing tactics, rushed assessments, and conveniently “urgent” diagnoses all funnel people into the same outcome: a high-priced deep cleaning they may not have actually needed.
Instead of walking out with a routine cleaning fully covered by insurance, patients leave with a bill ranging anywhere from $500 to over $3...
