Thomas D Maienschein Deceptive and Dishonest Dentist Destroyed Dad Lee's Summit Missouri
Dearest Rip-offReport.com and fellow rip-off followers, it seems this forum is my family's final destination. All [affordable] legal avenues in this matter have been exhausted. I turn to you, friends, for advice and support.
My Dad is a good man and always willing to help those who need help. Such was the case a few years ago when he took out a loan for his friend, a dentist, Dr. Thomas Maienschein. The loan was taken out for Dr. Maienschein in order to pay for his taxes and/or other financial obligations.
In good faith my Dad and Dr. Maienschein agreed the loan would be paid within the loan terms. The loan term matured and Dr. Maienschein's loan payment to my Dad didn't happen.
These things happen, my Dad is an understanding guy. For fear his own credit would be tarnished, my Dad started making payments. Still nothing from Dr. Maienschein.
This wouldn't be a problem with the tiny exception that my Dad has his own financial obligations - such as life is. After pleading with Dr. Maienschein and his wife, Norma Maienschein, a handful of tiny payments have been paid.
My Dad is out of money. His property taxes are due and he is unable to pay for them. My family has gone to Dr. Maienschein and his wife asking for just enough money to pay the taxes. Their mantra has been, "There's nothing you can do about it."
My sister, who works in the financial industry, has gone to Dr. Maienschein and offered viable options for repaying the loan. Dr. Maienschein refuses.
Are they right? Is there really "nothing we can do about it?" Dr. Maienschein operates a successful dentist office in a suburb of Kansas City. Is my Dad, my family, really stuck with this enormous financial burden?
I'd like to think not.
If anyone has suggestions on how my family can resolve this matter please respond.
I know being a nice guy doesn't get you as far as it used to. Maybe if someone reading this is considering helping out a friend they will think twice. It's pretty sad we have to live in a world like this.
Barbara
Parkville, Missouri
U.S.A.
5 Updates & Rebuttals
Barbara
Kansas city,Missouri,
USA
I Filed This Report 10.5 Years Ago
#6General Comment
Tue, May 02, 2017
Sometimes we see situations our loved ones are facing and we just have to do *something* to "help out." In my case, I went head-first to the Internet and filed a rip off report detailing how I felt my father had been ripped off. Just like those spring break photos back in '09 that appeared on my MySpace, I regret posting the original report against the "deceptive dentist." This situation has been resolved and no further action is needed. I would delete the original report if I were able, but the Terms of Service put forth by ripoffreport.com prevent my doing so. I am no Nancy Grace.
Barbara
Parkville,Missouri,
U.S.A.
Dr. Maienschein Update
#6Author of original report
Sun, August 20, 2006
First of all, thanks for the replies. In response to Philip's comments:
Yes, I did leave out a part of the story that is probably pretty important. Ha, yeah, after reading my report it does sound like a personal problem and not a bad business problem. Here's where the bad business comes into play ...
The money wasn't a loan at first. Dr. Maienschein was to do dental work for my father; Dr. Maienschein told my father it would cost $15,000 for this specific procedure. My father paid him up front, in full. The dental work was never done. That's the tall and short of the situation. It turns into a personal problem because my father and Dr. Maienschein have been best friends for 20+ years.
After several months went by and the dental work hadn't been done, Dr. Maienschein told my father he had used the money for himself; taxes, sending his kid to college, etc. This is when the money turned into a "loan" rather than for dental work.
Didn't mean to turn this into a sob story, sorry. The main reason I have posted this on here in the first place is that if I were trying to find a dentist (or any other similar professional) I would want to know if he or she were straight with their patients/clients. I don't care how good a dentist/doctor someone is, if they do something like this to one of their oldest friends/patients what would they do to someone off the street?
And to comment on the second reply: Obviously this dentist has gone to the bank one too many times - I don't know the whole story about his financial background. Can't comment on all that.
Since my original posting of this Dr. Maienschein has started a payment plan with my father. Granted, it's a payment plan that Dr. Maienschein made up himself without my father's consent.
At least it's something, right?
Hope this makes my story sound less fishy... I hate being fishy!
Pablo
Washington,District of Columbia,
U.S.A.
Dental pros get good credit
#6Consumer Suggestion
Sat, August 12, 2006
A dental license is good as gold to most lending banks. Dentists often leave school with 200k in student loan debt but are given further credit when setting up practice since they'll make great money. Why this guy couldn't get financing with a dental license is fishy. And this story does sound incomplete. Who is this guy to your dad anyways? A friend? I got friends too but honestly I wouldn't loan them anything more than I'd wish to donate to them.
Philip
Pleasant Hill,Missouri,
U.S.A.
Bad Business or Personal Dispute?
#6Consumer Comment
Sat, August 12, 2006
Barbara,
I am sorry to hear about the financial burden your father is dealing with, but to be fair, you must consider several things.
First of all, the way you have written your report sounds suspicious. There seems to be more to the story than you have stated. Why would someone take a loan from a friend and then simply say "there's nothing you can do about it" when asked to repay it?
We all know that money is a sensitive issue with most people, and we all know that people tend to bend the truth when disputing a claim such as this.
Second--and most importantly--this is a website about bad business and customers who have been ripped off. Everything you described sounds more like a personal dispute between your father and Dr. Maienschein, and has no place on this website.
The only lesson to be learned here is not to loan large sums of money to your dentist, but then again most people do not need a sob story to be dissuaded from doing so.
-Philip
Rachel
Cahokia,Illinois,
U.S.A.
Legal Assistance
#6Consumer Suggestion
Fri, April 21, 2006
Barbara, try taking your case to Legal Aid Services of Missouri. Funded through the BAR and lawyers who need Pro Bono work, it is completely free to those who qualify. What happens is they ask you to fill out a questionaire and take you complaint, post it on a board for all associated lawyers to see and if someone feels that they are able to help you, they will get in contact with you. Since this is your fathers problem, I would suggest he fills the papers out. Let me know if I could be of any further assistance.