Re: Differing dental reports


Of course, no sane person would expect a diagnosis sight unseen. The
issue is two dentists, two radically differing interpretations of a
patients mouth and Xrays. Call it circling the wagon's or PC (
professional courtesy ). Your saying it doesn't exist. I would hope
that PC toward the patient would be at least as high on the list, as PC
regarding a fellow dentist. I wonder what the odds are on a dentist
saying, "don't quote me, but based on my examination of your mouth and
xrays, the guy you saw before was full of crap", or words to that
effect. I'm really hoping that's what my wife's ( and maybe my ) new
dentist will say. We will see.


"Unfortunately, in any one individual case, it is difficult to
determine
UNLESS the patient is examined.
I can assure you that my treatment has been misinterpreted or
misrepresented to other dentists. It really is tough to know what went

on unless you have personally been there. It isn't really "circling
the
wagons" so much as an understanding from personal experience that the
message isn't always coming through clearly"


Jeff

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