Re: Should physicians treat dental problems?

clintonz_at_prodigy.net
Date: 12/12/04 

Date: 12 Dec 2004 15:26:43 -0800

I guess what I am getting at is that the standard of care itself seems
problematic
in a lot of areas, such as materials (my primary concern) but
surprisingly even in a number
of other areas such as jaw infection detection/treatment and apparently
in the area of pain prescriptions and even antioboitic prescriptions.
If that standard of care is inherently flawed or vague, then
essentially the dentist has no boss and the patient has no recourse
without
spending a lot of energy, if they have a poor or stubborn dentist when
they need treatment
most.

I do not disagree that dentists probably face an excessive amount of
scrutiny in
some areas of practice, however PO the patient and having them move
elsewhere
really isn't an incentive for dentists to change their practice good or
bad and
I get the feeling (I could be wrong) that the dental boards rarely
discipline dentists unless they challenge the status quo.

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