looking for a good dentist

Irish mist · 09-21-2007, 09:55 PM

Do any of you folks know of a good dentist in the Lakes Region ? One that does not have a 2 year waiting list would be good, lol

This is a very difficult area to get dental service in.
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Paugus Bay Resident · 09-22-2007, 05:47 AM

Dr. Boles (located in the old Dexter Plaza) in the Weirs is excellent.

http://www.drtoothnh.com/drbolesteam.htm

winniplayhouse · 09-22-2007, 06:42 AM

I second the recommendation for Dr. Boles.

Fishy Cover · 09-22-2007, 07:05 AM

Dr Bartlett of Winnisquam Dental (528-1212) is the best I have ever been treated by. He is absolutely painless and has a crown making machine in his office so you can get a crown made in one visit. He's busy and that's because he's good.

Irish mist · 09-22-2007, 10:05 AM

Thanks for your info

I love these new crown making machines.......lol, I happen to need one soon.
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Argie's Wife · 09-22-2007, 04:40 PM

I highly recommend Morton Levin, DDS in Gilford. He did my braces (adult orthodontics) and had very reasonable rates. Great hours, professional staff and the cleanest office you'll ever hope to see!

(And great crowns - he did 2 of hubby's.)

DRH · 11-28-2007, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Irish mist

Do any of you folks know of a good dentist in the Lakes Region ? One that does not have a 2 year waiting list would be good, lol

This is a very difficult area to get dental service in.

Irish Mist - have you found a dentist yet? If so, I'd appreciate any comments you may have about him/her. We may be looking soon too.

Thanks.

fatlazyless · 11-28-2007, 09:46 AM

Dr Paul Brand and his wife, Dr Katherine Sewicky on the Tenney Mt Hgwy, in Plymouth, about one mile from the Super Wal-Mart is a truly excellent dentist, and about 1/3 cheaper than Boston dentists.,

Probably, you never heard of them, because they do very little advertising.......because they do not need to.

Got a infected incisor needing a root canal because you were too cheap to get it fixed when it was just a cavity and now the infection is moving north towards your nose? Paul is the guy to see before it becomes oral surgeon-apico apendectomy time!

Irish mist · 11-28-2007, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by DRH

Irish Mist - have you found a dentist yet? If so, I'd appreciate any comments you may have about him/her. We may be looking soon too.

Thanks.

I checked out Dr Boles and he wanted $400 for a new patient exam !!! Needless to say I did not agree with this price and moved on. I'm still looking, but in the meantime I have used a Boston area dentist on weekends.
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fatlazyless · 11-28-2007, 07:23 PM

As I understand it, many NH municipalities including my town of Meredith provide real good dental insurance w/ no deductible for their town employees.

Let's see......I pay about $8500/year in Meredith prop tax and cannot afford dental insurance for myself but a small part of my large prop tax pays for their dental insurance.....something very wrong with this picture.

To any Meredith town employee reading this post....next itime you visit the dentist and are sitting there in the dental chair getting prepped.......please think to yourself......thankyou Mr fatlazyless for helping to pay my dental insurance.

SAMIAM · 11-29-2007, 07:42 AM

Wow.....didn't know that,FLL.Guess I'm in the wrong business.My wife and I pay $1,200 per month for Anthem/Blue and have no dental insurance (we researched it and found it to be a bad deal)
I'd be smart to sell my business,work for the town for a few years and then retire.....or there's always the old "bad back" ticket to an early dole.

dpg · 11-29-2007, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Let's see......I pay about $8500/year in Meredith prop tax and cannot afford dental insurance for myself but a small part of my large prop tax pays for their dental insurance.....something very wrong with this picture.

You must have it to be paying it!!!

fatlazyless · 11-29-2007, 12:25 PM

With prop taxes going from 2800 to 8500 in three & one half years, it is necessary to go without items like food, heat, electricity, & dental insurance. Fortunately, I have a wood-fired hot tub, so I live in the tub all winter and heat it by scrounging construction debris and like to visit the dumpster behind the Inn at Church Point....high standards....here!

Bah....who needs dental insurance....give me left-over Stoly vodka mouthwash.....everyday and twice on Saturdays!

mcdude · 11-29-2007, 01:10 PM

With a new practice opening up there shouldn't be much of a problem with taking new patients.

From the Baysider

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New dentist in town?

The board sat down for another conceptual consultation with Dr. Chris Kempton, a dentist proposing to open a new practice in a two-story house on Main Street.

The house, Kempton said, is located on a half acre of land, has access to municipal water and offers parking for up to three vehicles.

For now, Kempton plans to start at two days a week and gauge the local demand for his services before he decides whether or not to set up shop permanently.

fpartri497 · 11-29-2007, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dpg

You must have it to be paying it!!!

Hey FLL , Think of It as the gift that keeps on giving

dpg · 11-30-2007, 07:11 AM

[QUOTE=fpartri497]Hey FLL , Think of It as the gift that keeps on giving

Come'on now FLL So what's your "modest" lake front "digs" worth??

Maybe you can sell, move off the water and live like a real king. Who knows maybe even a cruise or two a year to break up the long winters.

SAMIAM · 11-30-2007, 07:11 AM

FLL is one of those Hollywood writers who are on strike......pretty good stuff

secondcurve · 11-30-2007, 04:23 PM

FLL:

I can't take it much longer. You assume all state employees are screwing the system. I think the state is like most other entities, there are good apples and bad apples.

Just a thought, maybe you should sell your ski condo and your waterfront property and move into modest digs off the lake? Just a thought.

fatlazyless · 11-30-2007, 06:40 PM

Hello Second Curve, no I do not think either the state or the town employees are abusing our system.....I never said that....and do not think that. The government employees of NH seem to be hard-working and happy with their jobs and have pretty good attitudes. The police around here are all very professional and you will not get stopped for a driving violation if you do not deserve one.

My problem is that the property tax is carrying too much of a burden and for the town, school, state school and county it is the only source of revenue. This problem is effecting more NH residents as they see their prop tax rise and people in places like Orford, Hopkinton, & Brentwood who previously had relatively low prop taxes now have a 'view tax.

As long as the big prop tax bills were addressed to the waterfront, it was ok, but now it is spreading to places like Bow, Pennecook, & Concord.

Up till now, proposing an income tax was like a 13000 volt third rail, down in the subway. No NH politician ever wanted to go near it....
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"...down & out, livn on that poor side of Winnipesaukee!"

secondcurve · 11-30-2007, 09:47 PM

Fatlazyless:

Point well taken. I also wish the tax burden were more evenly distributed (same amount of total taxes) over different types of taxes (sales, income, property, etc.). Unfortunately, I think you are correct that this is never going to change.

dpg · 12-03-2007, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by secondcurve

FLL:

I can't take it much longer. You assume all state employees are screwing the system. I think the state is like most other entities, there are good apples and bad apples.

Just a thought, maybe you should sell your ski condo and your waterfront property and move into modest digs off the lake? Just a thought.

A ski condo too? Really? Watch out FLL that's just more ammo for all of us.

SAMIAM · 12-03-2007, 06:48 AM

FLL...why do you always suggest an income tax?.....That only effects people who WORK.If I had my choice,it would be a sales tax,since it is more evenly shared.Don't get me wrong....I'm not for any new taxes,just those that are fair to everyone.

fatlazyless · 12-03-2007, 09:19 AM

I've said this before but this is a good time to bring it up again. No, not about Sen Gregg but about Alaska.

Alaska has a population of about 600k while NH has a poplation of about 1.1 mil. Alaska and NH are the only two states which have BOTH no income tax-no sales tax. However Alaska gets a lot of revenue from oil companies like Exxon, BP & Chevron. Enough so every adult Alaskan gets an annual Alaskan oil dividend of about $5000. Every time anyone buys a gal of gasoline, a small part of the price goes to every Alaskan resident.

Anyway, Alaskan towns have the option of collecting a local sales tax, and 79 different Alaskan towns charge from 1-7% in sales tax for local town expenses like maybe no-deductible dental insurance for all their town employees ( like Meredith).

NH towns have no problem spending money, and a local sales tax would take some of the burden off their poor, overtaxed property owners, like me.

Irish mist · 12-03-2007, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

I've said this before but this is a good time to bring it up again. No, not about Sen Gregg but about Alaska.

Alaska has a population of about 600k while NH has a poplation of about 1.1 mil. Alaska and NH are the only two states which have BOTH no income tax-no sales tax. However Alaska gets a lot of revenue from oil companies like Exxon, BP & Chevron. Enough so every adult Alaskan gets an annual Alaskan oil dividend of about $5000. Every time anyone buys a gal of gasoline, a small part of the price goes to every Alaskan resident.

Anyway, Alaskan towns have the option of collecting a local sales tax, and 79 different Alaskan towns charge from 1-7% in sales tax for local town expenses like maybe no-deductible dental insurance for all their town employees ( like Meredith).

NH towns have no problem spending money, and a local sales tax would take some of the burden off their poor, overtaxed property owners, like me.

NH now has close to 1.3 million citizens.....we have been discovered

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09-21-2007, 09:55 PM	#1
Irish mist Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 686 Thanks: 128 Thanked 85 Times in 49 Posts	looking for a good dentist Do any of you folks know of a good dentist in the Lakes Region ? One that does not have a 2 year waiting list would be good, lol This is a very difficult area to get dental service in. ________ Gs450L Last edited by Irish mist; 02-27-2011 at 09:59 PM.

09-22-2007, 07:05 AM	#4
Fishy Cover Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 134 Thanks: 10 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	Dr. Bartlett is superb Dr Bartlett of Winnisquam Dental (528-1212) is the best I have ever been treated by. He is absolutely painless and has a crown making machine in his office so you can get a crown made in one visit. He's busy and that's because he's good.

09-22-2007, 10:05 AM	#5
Irish mist Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 686 Thanks: 128 Thanked 85 Times in 49 Posts	Thanks for your info I love these new crown making machines.......lol, I happen to need one soon. ________ VAPIR ONE VAPORIZER Last edited by Irish mist; 02-27-2011 at 09:59 PM.

11-30-2007, 06:40 PM	#19
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,762 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,014 Times in 739 Posts	Hello Second Curve, no I do not think either the state or the town employees are abusing our system.....I never said that....and do not think that. The government employees of NH seem to be hard-working and happy with their jobs and have pretty good attitudes. The police around here are all very professional and you will not get stopped for a driving violation if you do not deserve one. My problem is that the property tax is carrying too much of a burden and for the town, school, state school and county it is the only source of revenue. This problem is effecting more NH residents as they see their prop tax rise and people in places like Orford, Hopkinton, & Brentwood who previously had relatively low prop taxes now have a 'view tax. As long as the big prop tax bills were addressed to the waterfront, it was ok, but now it is spreading to places like Bow, Pennecook, & Concord. Up till now, proposing an income tax was like a 13000 volt third rail, down in the subway. No NH politician ever wanted to go near it.... ........................................... "...down & out, livn on that poor side of Winnipesaukee!" Last edited by fatlazyless; 12-01-2007 at 08:05 AM.

12-03-2007, 09:19 AM	#23
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,762 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,014 Times in 739 Posts	....lookie at Alaska! I've said this before but this is a good time to bring it up again. No, not about Sen Gregg but about Alaska. Alaska has a population of about 600k while NH has a poplation of about 1.1 mil. Alaska and NH are the only two states which have BOTH no income tax-no sales tax. However Alaska gets a lot of revenue from oil companies like Exxon, BP & Chevron. Enough so every adult Alaskan gets an annual Alaskan oil dividend of about $5000. Every time anyone buys a gal of gasoline, a small part of the price goes to every Alaskan resident. Anyway, Alaskan towns have the option of collecting a local sales tax, and 79 different Alaskan towns charge from 1-7% in sales tax for local town expenses like maybe no-deductible dental insurance for all their town employees ( like Meredith). NH towns have no problem spending money, and a local sales tax would take some of the burden off their poor, overtaxed property owners, like me.

09-22-2007, 05:47 AM	#2
Paugus Bay Resident Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Gilmanton, NH Posts: 754 Thanks: 136 Thanked 93 Times in 51 Posts	Dr. Boles (located in the old Dexter Plaza) in the Weirs is excellent. http://www.drtoothnh.com/drbolesteam.htm

09-22-2007, 06:42 AM	#3
winniplayhouse Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 205 Thanks: 32 Thanked 58 Times in 41 Posts	I second the recommendation for Dr. Boles.

09-22-2007, 04:40 PM	#6
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	I highly recommend Morton Levin, DDS in Gilford. He did my braces (adult orthodontics) and had very reasonable rates. Great hours, professional staff and the cleanest office you'll ever hope to see! (And great crowns - he did 2 of hubby's.)

11-28-2007, 09:46 AM	#8
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,762 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,014 Times in 739 Posts	Dr Paul Brand and his wife, Dr Katherine Sewicky on the Tenney Mt Hgwy, in Plymouth, about one mile from the Super Wal-Mart is a truly excellent dentist, and about 1/3 cheaper than Boston dentists., Probably, you never heard of them, because they do very little advertising.......because they do not need to. Got a infected incisor needing a root canal because you were too cheap to get it fixed when it was just a cavity and now the infection is moving north towards your nose? Paul is the guy to see before it becomes oral surgeon-apico apendectomy time!

11-28-2007, 07:23 PM	#10
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,762 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,014 Times in 739 Posts	As I understand it, many NH municipalities including my town of Meredith provide real good dental insurance w/ no deductible for their town employees. Let's see......I pay about $8500/year in Meredith prop tax and cannot afford dental insurance for myself but a small part of my large prop tax pays for their dental insurance.....something very wrong with this picture. To any Meredith town employee reading this post....next itime you visit the dentist and are sitting there in the dental chair getting prepped.......please think to yourself......thankyou Mr fatlazyless for helping to pay my dental insurance.

11-29-2007, 07:42 AM	#11
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,900 Thanks: 334 Thanked 1,676 Times in 586 Posts	Wow.....didn't know that,FLL.Guess I'm in the wrong business.My wife and I pay $1,200 per month for Anthem/Blue and have no dental insurance (we researched it and found it to be a bad deal) I'd be smart to sell my business,work for the town for a few years and then retire.....or there's always the old "bad back" ticket to an early dole.

11-29-2007, 12:25 PM	#13
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,762 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,014 Times in 739 Posts	With prop taxes going from 2800 to 8500 in three & one half years, it is necessary to go without items like food, heat, electricity, & dental insurance. Fortunately, I have a wood-fired hot tub, so I live in the tub all winter and heat it by scrounging construction debris and like to visit the dumpster behind the Inn at Church Point....high standards....here! Bah....who needs dental insurance....give me left-over Stoly vodka mouthwash.....everyday and twice on Saturdays!

11-30-2007, 07:11 AM	#16
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,597 Thanks: 153 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	[QUOTE=fpartri497]Hey FLL , Think of It as the gift that keeps on giving Come'on now FLL So what's your "modest" lake front "digs" worth?? Maybe you can sell, move off the water and live like a real king. Who knows maybe even a cruise or two a year to break up the long winters.

11-30-2007, 04:23 PM	#18
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,118 Thanks: 1,329 Thanked 559 Times in 288 Posts	FLL: I can't take it much longer. You assume all state employees are screwing the system. I think the state is like most other entities, there are good apples and bad apples. Just a thought, maybe you should sell your ski condo and your waterfront property and move into modest digs off the lake? Just a thought.

11-30-2007, 09:47 PM	#20
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,118 Thanks: 1,329 Thanked 559 Times in 288 Posts	Fatlazyless: Point well taken. I also wish the tax burden were more evenly distributed (same amount of total taxes) over different types of taxes (sales, income, property, etc.). Unfortunately, I think you are correct that this is never going to change.

12-03-2007, 06:48 AM	#22
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,900 Thanks: 334 Thanked 1,676 Times in 586 Posts	FLL...why do you always suggest an income tax?.....That only effects people who WORK.If I had my choice,it would be a sales tax,since it is more evenly shared.Don't get me wrong....I'm not for any new taxes,just those that are fair to everyone.