Re: Should physicians treat dental problems?

From: The Webby (nospamattmjiatroepidemicnospam_at_san.rr.com)
Date: 12/12/04 

Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 23:15:06 GMT

In article <1102891082.927886.6880@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
 "Alexander Vasserman DDS" <purple543210@yahoo.ca> wrote:

> clint
>
> you do not know what you are talking about.
> If a patient has severe pain they can do to the hospital emergency room
> and they will be seen. There is usually an oral surgery resident on
> call if the dental problem is beyond the experience of the MD.
>
> Nobody here is on anyones turf. Dentistry is a specialized field hence
> it is treated by pental professionals who have that training.
> Last thing any MD wants to do is a root canal, they do not know how
> they do not know how to even read a dental x-ray, just as I have no
> idea how to read an electrocardiogram.

But if you have a hospital-dental treatment case, I know of one LA area
hospital that tells the dentists and maxillofacial surgeons to get lost
once their patient leaves recovery and goes to the ward. In that case,
the MD is *supposed* to know what the "surgical dental" patient needs.
Maybe the MD does and maybe the MD does not.

TW

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