Patients may think dentists are extending payment for costly procedures, but some could be steering clients to a high-interest credit card.

CareCredit has been around for over 30 years. It started as a credit card for dental services and was originally called DenCharge. Over the years, it's evolved into a more robust financing option ...

It highlights the way medical credit cards are increasingly pushed on patients across America as the costs of health, dental, and veterinary procedures rise. CareCredit had 12 million cardholders ...