Re: Rotten Dentist

On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 02:17:54 GMT, song writer
<iwritesongs@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Sometimes I wonder if the dental profession has not gone the way of a
>revolving door aimed at making profit over helping patients. I know it's
>all about money. Heck, I'm all for making a good living. But today it seems
>to take so long to get a procedure done. Time and time again, I will have
>dentists reschedule me for a new appointment. It used to be they would get
>the procure done in one visit, not three or four! I am convinced they want
>to milk the insurance system for all they can.
>
>Today my dentist really made me angry. He had such an attitude. I just
>started going to this dentist. As a result, I want to change dentists. Is
>it allowable for me to get the 18 x rays they just took of my teeth and have
>them sent to a new dentist?
>
>Thanks for your help.

Yes, they should make copies for you to pick up, or
have them sent, gratuitously of for a nominal fee.
Check with your state to find out how it is there.

This is from Wisconsin:
The patient may obtain copies of the dental records by paying a
reasonable copying cost. A person authorized to inspect or receive
information on behalf of a patient includes a parent, guardian,
custodian or an agent. The dentist is not required to and should not
relinquish physical possession of the original records. But the
dentist has an absolute legal duty to comply with the request for a
copy or transfer of the records to whomever the patient desires with
little or no interference.

http://www.schencksolutions.com/health/hotbuttons/jan-05.html

And this from ADA and Ohio:
Question:Who owns patient records and do I have to provide copies of
the records?Answer:Ohio law does not directly address patient access
to records kept by a privatephysician. However, the American Medical
Association (AMA) and the AmericanDental Association (ADA) has
rendered opinions on the issue.Dentists are obliged to safeguard the
confidentiality of patient records. Dentistsshall maintain records in
a manner consistent with the protection of the welfare ofthe patient.

Upon request of a patient or another dental practitioner, dentists
shallprovide any information that will be beneficial for the future
treatment of that patient.ADA Code Section 1.B.A dentist has the
ethical obligation on request of either the patient or the
patient?snew dentist to furnish, either gratuitously or for nominal
cost, such dental records orcopies or summaries of them, including
dental x-rays or copies of them, as will bebeneficial for the future
treatment of that patient. This obligation exists whether ornot the
patient?s account is paid in full.

ADA Advisory Opinion 1.B.1.Ohio Revised Code Section 3701.741 dictates
how health care professionals,including dentists, must make records
available to patients or their representatives. Records must be
available for examination to patients or representatives free
ofcharge. Copies of such records must be made available according to
the followingterms:? An initial fee of $15 to compensate for the
records search.? One dollar per page for the first 10 pages of paper
records, 50 centsper page for pages 11-50 and 20 cents per page for
pages 51 andhigher.? For information recorded by methods other than
paper, the actual costof producing the copy.? The actual cost of any
postage paid by the health care practitioner.

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:gwB313SFFDgJ:www.dental.ohio.gov/FAQ.pdf+dental+x-rays+%2B+law+%2B+who+owns%3F&hl=en&ie=UTF-8





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