I first took DS to the dentist at maybe 20 months. We didn't have dental insurance for him, and asked the cost. The guy told us "all visits before 3 are $25." Great! We went and paid that for his first visit. I took him for his second visit today and when it was over, they said $104! I asked them to check on insurance and we don't have any for DS. It took them a couple hours to get back to me, and by the time I got the message, they're closed until Monday (he did randomly tell me he reduced it to $74). Although I do think $74 is crazy for someone to look at his teeth for 30 seconds and apply fluoride, it's more that he specifically told us the visits before 3 were $25. In fact, it was instrumental in us making our decision not to put DS on our dental insurance until 3. Now I'm frustrated!

So, mostly, this is a vent, but what do visits cost you for under 3 when there are no X-rays or cleaning?