The dentists at Waldorf Medical Center promote brushing and flossing b

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The dentists at Waldorf Medical Center promote brushing and flossing by providing their patients with discounts on dental supplies purchased during appointments. The dentists also discourage the use of purely cosmetic dental procedures by refusing to accept insurance on those procedures. Despite these initiatives, it is apparent that the dentists at the medical center do not always prioritize brushing and flossing over cosmetic dentistry, for if they did, there would be no

A discounts at the medical center for patient appointments that are scheduled in order to whiten teeth

B discounts at the medical center for appointments that are scheduled for routine dental care

C discounts at the medical center for prescriptions of antibacterial ointment

D surcharges incurred at the medical center for patient referrals to local orthodontists

E surcharges incurred at the medical center for patient consultations concerning aesthetic dentistry

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chetan2u · Answer

it is apparent that the dentists at the medical center do not always prioritize brushing and flossing over cosmetic dentistry, for if they did, there would be no

Now the choices are on DISCOUNT and SURCHARGES...
So we look for a choice where..
1) Discount is given in a cosmetic item.
2) Surcharges are laid more on dental care than cosmetics.

Choice A gives us a discount on whitening of teeth.
This shows that dentists are trying to sell this product as against recommending brushing and flossing.
If there are SURCHARGES on whitening, people will resort to regular brushing and flossing so as to avoid more expenses on whitening..
BUT that is not the case

A

poul_249 · Answer

Can someone explain why option E is wrong.

HG0815 · Answer

This is my reasoning.. surcharge = pay more money to dentist if E is correct, the passage should argue that the dentists at the medical center always prioritize brusing and flossing over cosmetic density. But the passage said 'not always' . Premise : 1. There are discounts about brushing and flossing 2. The dentist discourage the use of purely cosmetic dental procedures by refusing to accept insurance on those procedures. 2 said only 'refusing to accept insurance' : There is no mention that dentist do not offer discount about cosmetic density So it is possiblt to use 'discount' concept to cosmetic density. If the argument want to insist that dentist sometime prioritize coesmetic density, A is best. ( <-> always prioritize brushing and flossing) I hope this can help you..

chesstitans · Answer

I really have no idea which option to choose. A directly connects with the argument, but the idea of the argument is awkward.
C and D are out of scope.
In general, i think this question uses the outside knowledge, or concept; otherwise, I hardly catch the idea of the argument.

sidvarma · Answer

I do agree with you to a certain extent that this needs the reader to bank on their knowledge of dental procedures to   some   degree. I was able to answer correctly because I had some prior knowledge from my recent dentist visits as to what constitutes an aesthetic procedure (whitening) vs. a non-aesthetic procedure (routine care, brushing, flossing) while orthodontics could be both, technically speaking.

AkshdeepS · Answer

A discounts at the medical center for patient appointments that are scheduled in order to whiten teeth

B discounts at the medical center for appointments that are scheduled for routine dental care

C discounts at the medical center for prescriptions of antibacterial ointment

D surcharges incurred at the medical center for patient referrals to local orthodontists

E surcharges incurred at the medical center for patient consultations concerning aesthetic dentistry

Not able to make sense of the passage. Need help.

push12345 · Answer

Dentists above give discount on brushing and flossing but not give any insurance about cosmetic surgery.
It indicates that income from cosmetic surgery revenue is surely more than brushing and flossing as not giving insurance implies person has to go through cosmetic surgery again as their is no insurance.

Argument asks why they don't prefer brushing and flossing
Reason would be simple .it will not be their main source of income.thats why they offer discounts on them because if they value brushing more they would not give any insurance or discount as they do in case of cosmetic surgery.

Dentists are not giving discount on their main source of income.

So A is answer

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girivanish · Answer

In simple words, the author’s reasoning for Priority is determine by not offering the discount on products or promote the procedure. 
 PRIORITY => NO DISCOUNT,  
it is supported by the premise “The dentists also discourage the use of purely cosmetic dental procedures by refusing to accept insurance on those procedures.”
 With this understanding, we can deduce that - 
The dentists do not always prioritize brushing and flossing over cosmetic dentistry, for if they did, there would be no ……

option A most suitable.

kartickdey · Answer

The question and the passage is incomplete

AbhishekP220108 · Answer

kartickdey  thanks for bringing this to our notice. We have archieved this question.

The dentists at Waldorf Medical Center promote brushing and flossing b

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