Re: Dentist and oral piercing stories

From: Joel M. Eichen, D.D.S. (joeleichen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 06/07/04 

Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 05:40:47 -0400

We agree, except for the bathers section!

JOEL

Good think you do not practice anywhere near Jones Beach ~ I mean you
could practice there ~ there are lots of bathers .......

JE

On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 21:27:33 -0400, Steven Bornfeld
<dentaltwinnospam@earthlink.net> wrote:

>
>
>Dr. David Leader wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am a dentist and I write a column on dentistry for a local
>> newspaper. I have a few anecdotes about people with oral piercings
>> and their interactions with dentists.
>>
>> For example, the mother of one of my patients was forced to shop
>> dentists to find one that would treat her daughter who had a tongue
>> stud. This young lady had tremendous dental need, anxiety and had some
>> serious problems in her immediate past. Apparently, her childhood
>> dentist would not treat her until she removed the tongue stud -
>> permanently. Other dentists said the same in unkind language such as,
>> "how could you allow your daughter to do this?" Her mother was
>> mortified. The young lady (17 y.o.) was in pain when I first met her.
>> About 15 restorations and 2 RCT's later she went to college and is
>> doing well in every way.
>>
>> Are there more stories like this one out there? If this is a
>> aboration I will keep it out of my next article. If it isn't I'll
>> make a point with it.
>>
>> Leader
>
> I think oral piercings are just dumb. But most of the folks who get
>them won't listen to their parents, and they sure won't take it out
>because I want them to. One might as well refuse to treat smokers,
>people who don't bathe, and people who don't floss.
> I would never refuse to treat a patient whose personal decisions I
>consider unwise. I haven't heard of other dentists doing this either.
>Perhaps the dental marketplace is more competitive in the New York area
>than where you practice.
>
>Steve
>

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