You are so right! I had a very bad experience with a dentist in Pak. All he had to was do a filling and he didnt put in the appropriate stuff. I ended up getting an infection.
I also would know about nipping dental problems in the bud 
I delayed on getting a root canal and i cannot even describe how much pain i was in for a week, even after getting the root out. I pray no one has to go through that much pain ever 