CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
We shopped Orthodontists 2 years ago for my son's braces. We picked the one we liked, but he advised against braces due to an issue with my son's jaw. We've been seeing different specialists the past 2 years, moving ahead slowly. On a friend's recommendation, we got a second opinion a couple weeks ago and have decided to move to a new orthodontist who has a different treatment plan that is more appealing to us. We like the first guy, but are moving on to the second guy.
Here's the issue: We've never paid the first guy anything. He's never sent a bill, never asked us to sign a contract. The idea was always that we would eventually use him to do the braces, which would be about $6k or so. That's not going to happen now. He's taken numerous x-rays and met with us probably 6-8 times over the past two years. He's never done anything treatment-wise, other than refer us out to specialists (TMJ, Oral Surgeon, etc.) - never had the kid in a chair actually working on his teeth, but has put in quite a bit of his time. We like this guy, but found someone better.
Can we just move on? This is not really a legal question, more a question about what is common practice? I'd like to call him, let him know we're moving on, and offer him some money for the time he put in.
Any thoughts, experiences are welcomed.
@Dentist
Here's the issue: We've never paid the first guy anything. He's never sent a bill, never asked us to sign a contract. The idea was always that we would eventually use him to do the braces, which would be about $6k or so. That's not going to happen now. He's taken numerous x-rays and met with us probably 6-8 times over the past two years. He's never done anything treatment-wise, other than refer us out to specialists (TMJ, Oral Surgeon, etc.) - never had the kid in a chair actually working on his teeth, but has put in quite a bit of his time. We like this guy, but found someone better.
Can we just move on? This is not really a legal question, more a question about what is common practice? I'd like to call him, let him know we're moving on, and offer him some money for the time he put in.
Any thoughts, experiences are welcomed.
@Dentist
