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jmwchampion t1_jc3q6v3 wrote

Reply to comment by Flurger in Dentist recommendations in the area? by bobnutz3333

I had the same experience with Menton Family Dental. Said I needed a ton of work on my first appointment. Got a second opinion from Katkow Dentistry and they said I needed zero. Stayed with Katkow for several years and was really happy with them. Unfortunately they no longer take my insurance. :(

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Flurger t1_jc3n0yh wrote

Reply to Dentist recommendations in the area? by bobnutz3333

Stay away from Dr. Tchakarova (Columbia Prime Dental). They'll rip you off by doing a ton of unnecessary work. I moved away from my original dentist and found her office. She said during the initial teeth cleaning and screening that I needed 12 (yes 12) fillings. Next teeth cleaning I went back to my original dentist (who I trust completely) who said I needed 0.

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LonoXIII t1_jbzy2fd wrote

Reply to What are the most diverse Howard County schools? by WanderingBat

The link others gave provides you the info but I took the high schools and put them into a diversity index calculator.

The five most diverse high schools are:

  • Atholton
  • Hammond
  • Long Reach
  • Reservoir
  • Howard

That being said, almost all HCPSS schools rank pretty decently for diversity. What you'll find in the "mid-range" diversity schools is there's an inverse relationship between Black & Latino students versus White & Asian. If one pair accounts for the majority of the school, then usually they outnumber the other pair 2-3 to 1.

The one high school that is different is Glenelg. It's almost 2/3 a single race/ethnicity; while it still has some diversity, it scores notably lower than the rest of the county on an index calculator.

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