ArabMopol:
the guy that clear her bills, said she should let the money go,but she choose to ferment trouble upandan, why she come dey take panadol for another person headache... in every public health care, there are procedures, Monetary targets are set up by the directors to the staffs, so if the dentist did not extort from you as u claimed how is he going to meet up with the target, in police station bail is free , but why do u pay before u bail someone, u are talking as if u are not in Nigeria, if u want to write petition against the poor guy, I think minister of health, commissioner of health and the medical director of that hospital should be defendant 1,2&3 and leave the poor guy doing his job out of this,

nuela100:
I was having toothache to the point where I could no longer bear it. So I asked my friend to escort me to one of the govt hospitals here in Abuja, this happened yesterday .
Before I continue, lemme make it clear that the last time I went to a hospital was more than 10 years ago (yea, I'm blessed like that ) , so I don't have the exact details of how they operate.
On getting to the hospital, I was asked to get a card, which I did. We then headed to the dental clinic to do the card registration. I was called upon by the dentist and he started asking me questions abt my case. I have to mention that he also asked irrelevant questions like am I married? What is my relationship with my friend I came with? Where I live?, how I came from such a far place to the hospital, which I later realized was just his gimmick to know if he could scam me .

After that, he told me I needed to extract one tooth and fill the other close to it. He then said everything was 7k. He asked me to go pay the money to the hospital cashier but I was surprised wen he said I should only pay 2500 for the extraction first. When I hesitated and wondered why I shouldn't pay all the money at once, he gave a flimsy excuse of how I should pay it step by step incase if he doesn't finish the procedure.
So I was surprised when he extracted the tooth and filled the other tooth in less than an hour, without waiting for me to make the payments in steps like he said. It was when one of the nurses called me inside their office there and asked me to pay the remaining money that I sensed sth was not right. I told them I was coming, went outside and told my friend what happened and he said I should give them the money anyways , that maybe that's their system there and I might end up getting embarrassed if I want to take up the case.
I gave them the money and left the hospital. On getting back home, I couldn't stop wondering if there was sth I could have really done abt it, hence my decision to post it here. I don't feel it's right for these people to collect money from vulnerable patients and still receive their salary at the end of the month.

Has corruption really gotten to this extent where scammers now wear a lab coat?

nuela100:
pls stay away from this thread. It's not for trolls. And if you are in any way involved in that. You'll definitely be exposed one day

Trapnews:

Are you typing under the influence of recession? Nigeria has lost it How do I get to Agadez? Am leaving

mostyg:
Corruption is embedded in almost all Nigerians. These are same of people that would be blaming the Government for bad governance whereas in their own little corner they are worse. If Nigeria must change, individual must change his/her attitude.
#changebeginswithme

nuela100:

The reason I used the word "scammed" was cos the dentist made me pay to him instead of the cashier, and he deceived me into doing that. Check where I said he kept asking me personal questions (which I later discovered was his tactic to know if I would fall victim) and how he lied that I wasn't supposed to pay yet till after the procedure.
Maybe scam is not the best choice of word but it's pretty close

femi4:
At least your tooth was perfectly removed. Thank God for successful tooth surgery.

nuela100:

At first I didn't see anything wrong with the questions but it was after I left the hospital, it became clear to me. It was just a tooth extraction procedure. He didn't need to ask me my relationship with the person I came with, who told me about the hospital, if I've ever been to the hospital before. He just wanted to know if I would be deceived into leaving him with the money

blessedvisky:
You can go back to the hospital and complain of feeling pain from the extracted tooth. Then use d opportunity to find out the doctor's name. You can even ask for his number so you can contact him personally in case of further complications.
Nuela100: Good afternoon sir. The gum is feeling sore.
Doc: Drop 5k
Nuela: *recording doctors voice* 5K?? But I paid 7K yesterday, 2.5k first and I gave that nurse the rest later on your instructions. I've paid already and now there is still slight pain and you wanna collect money again??
Fear God now, na recession we dey.
Doc: OK sha bring #500. I will write the drugs you are to use.
Nuela100 : OK thanks Doc. Pls can i have your number in case anything comes up later?? Its stressful for me to come here every day. My boss saw how much pain I was in, that's why he permitted me to come.
WhatsApp number is preferable, so I can just chat you up.
Doc: Really? OK. Thanks.

You can use this format. But I don't know if you will have time sha. After getting the number, you can search him out on FB and true caller, then expose him on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.com, Nairaland, Linda Ìkejì, etc.
Expose him and don't let your 7k go to waste.

Peace, out. Good luck

nuela100:
I don't have an evidence.

nuela100:
I was having toothache to the point where I could no longer bear it. So I asked my friend to escort me to one of the govt hospitals here in Abuja, this happened yesterday .
Before I continue, lemme make it clear that the last time I went to a hospital was more than 10 years ago (yea, I'm blessed like that ) , so I don't have the exact details of how they operate.
On getting to the hospital, I was asked to get a card, which I did. We then headed to the dental clinic to do the card registration. I was called upon by the dentist and he started asking me questions abt my case. I have to mention that he also asked irrelevant questions like am I married? What is my relationship with my friend I came with? Where I live?, how I came from such a far place to the hospital, which I later realized was just his gimmick to know if he could scam me .

After that, he told me I needed to extract one tooth and fill the other close to it. He then said everything was 7k. He asked me to go pay the money to the hospital cashier but I was surprised wen he said I should only pay 2500 for the extraction first. When I hesitated and wondered why I shouldn't pay all the money at once, he gave a flimsy excuse of how I should pay it step by step incase if he doesn't finish the procedure.
So I was surprised when he extracted the tooth and filled the other tooth in less than an hour, without waiting for me to make the payments in steps like he said. It was when one of the nurses called me inside their office there and asked me to pay the remaining money that I sensed sth was not right. I told them I was coming, went outside and told my friend what happened and he said I should give them the money anyways , that maybe that's their system there and I might end up getting embarrassed if I want to take up the case.
I gave them the money and left the hospital. On getting back home, I couldn't stop wondering if there was sth I could have really done abt it, hence my decision to post it here. I don't feel it's right for these people to collect money from vulnerable patients and still receive their salary at the end of the month.

Has corruption really gotten to this extent where scammers now wear a lab coat?

blessedvisky:
You can go back to the hospital and complain of feeling pain from the extracted tooth. Then use d opportunity to find out the doctor's name. You can even ask for his number so you can contact him personally in case of further complications.
Nuela100: Good afternoon sir. The gum is feeling sore.
Doc: Drop 5k
Nuela: *recording doctors voice* 5K?? But I paid 7K yesterday, 2.5k first and I gave that nurse the rest later on your instructions. I've paid already and now there is still slight pain and you wanna collect money again??
Fear God now, na recession we dey.
Doc: OK sha bring #500. I will write the drugs you are to use.
Nuela100 : OK thanks Doc. Pls can i have your number in case anything comes up later?? Its stressful for me to come here every day. My boss saw how much pain I was in, that's why he permitted me to come.
WhatsApp number is preferable, so I can just chat you up.
Doc: Really? OK. Thanks.

You can use this format. But I don't know if you will have time sha. After getting the number, you can search him out on FB and true caller, then expose him on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.com, Nairaland, Linda Ìkejì, etc.
Expose him and don't let your 7k go to waste.

Peace, out. Good luck

redcliff:


First of all. Not going to hospital for 10years is not something to be proud of.

redcliff:


First of all. Not going to hospital for 10years is not something to be proud of.

donbenie:
Being asked personal questions in a hospital by a Doctor is standard practice and not because he was trying to scam you,you seem to be an overly suspicious person or an highly ignorant one..

obynaDmob:



U can clearly deduce that this guy na doctor..forming the clerking is standard procedure, all that bs! If u see bad thing either condemn or shurrup...The guy did sharp practise finish!! Nigerians and no shame..tufia.

InvertedHammer:
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The doctors are scamming the hospitals through under-the-table payments.

The hospitals are scamming the doctors through unpaid salaries and renegading on agreements.

You got your teeth fixed. Let them figure out ways of outdoing each other. The hero in you may turn out to be a victim. The dentist fulfilled his obligations to you.
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teeghurl:
You are right with your statement if you are not in Nigeria

nuela100:

Was that all you read?

redcliff:


actually Madame, that was the most important thing. What is your blood pressure level or cholesterol level?

nuela100:
thank you sir for your concern but I'm fine.

donbenie:
The Dentist didn't Scam you per se,rather he was trying to play a fast one on the Hospital,he did the procedures you paid for but paid in only that for the extraction and pocketed the other in connivance with the other workers..

ArabMopol:
you are acting as if u are not in Nigeria, leave the poor guy out of this and direct ur angel to minister of health commissioner of health and medical director of that hospital, in every public sectors, the directors up monetary targets to their staffs, if the guy no collect extra money from u as u claim how he go take meet up with those target, bail is free but why do they demand for bailing fee... why do police collect 50 naira from motorist, if them no bring the money u have to pay with ur salary, stop looking looking for trouble, the guy that pay the bills no complain why u come dey jack up and down,

nuela100:
I read your post and at your level of ignorance, All I could feel for you is pity. Please go look for people in the same intellectual level as you and stop quoting me