Here are a couple of facts to consider. There are real dentists and there are fake dentists. The state of Illinois would appreciate it if you’d stop going to the fake ones. As the descendent (albeit distant) from a very famous Wild West dentist, it’s going to be hard to hold back my tendency to be snarky, but I’ll try. The state of Illinois has an official Fake Dentist, Real Risk website and I’m not even making any of that up. They even made a fancy graphic to emphasize their point.