Why would a dentist get mad because I refused to have a dental x-ray?

[justin970000]

I have no insurance and x-rays add up to $100 to a regular cleaning.

[cinnabun1234]

Teeth/ gum problems can lead to problems elsewhere, so its generally a good idea to just drop the money on dental care or any type of health care.

[jef2086]

Because he was trying to make extra money off of you and you weren't down for it so..obviously he was upset. Greedy dentist I guess

[evirustheslaye]

your probably making his job harder

[Ivana Cracker]

Because he can't tell if there's anything wrong, rotting, or in danger of being so. I also believe it is a liability for them if they do a cleaning on your mouth and your teeth fall out or something starts to hurt really bad, because they went around doing stuff and knocked something loose by cleaning it.