Re: Dental Records

Clinton wrote:

"Well on the bill then it should have an itemization for records cost.
Unless the dentist pays for the film himself and the cost of using the
machine (which I doubt) the patient is truly paying for or funding the

creaion of the records and in addition paying for the diagnosis and
clincal judgement."
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I couldn't disagree more.


"Well on the bill then it should have an itemization for records cost."

There is no separate "records cost" for itemization.

When you buy a loaf of bread, is there an itemization for packaging
cost? For shelving cost? For transportation cost to ship the bread to
the grocer?

Should the transportation cost of the bread be further broken down and
itemized? How about the cost of the gasoline, the oil, the cost of the
driver for the bakery truck? How about the cost of the insurance for
the truck owner?

All a dentist does when creating a "record" is to jot down some notes,
and put them together in an organized fashion for his future needs.

How much does it cost YOU to jot down some notes? To buy the pens,
pencils and paper? The paper clips? Staples? Cover folders? The only
certainty is that no number would be accurate, as it would be
impossible to figure all the variables.

The idea of itemization for such things is sheer folly.


"Unless the dentist pays for the film himself and the cost of using the
machine (which I doubt) "

What?? UNLESS??

OF COURSE the dentist is paying for the film! What dental supply
company would send the film to the dentist unless he paid for it?

And the cost of using the machine? Huge! And the dentist pays for ALL
of it. I had to pay many thousands of dollars for my xray machine and
the associated developing and viewing setup, not to mention the more
recent computer setup to digitize the films when necessary.

When you say "which I doubt," WHY do you doubt it? Do you really think
that all the expensive supplies that dentists must buy are just left
out on the street by the manufacturers so that dentists driving by can
just pick them up for free??


"the patient is truly paying for or funding the
creaion of the records and in addition paying for the diagnosis and
clincal judgement."

The patient is ALSO "truly paying" for the dentist's daily food and
shelter. The dentists performs work, and for this work, he deserves
payment. That is how he makes his living.

If the patient "truly pays" for the creation of the records, then by
the same reasoning, he also "truly pays" for the dentist's clothing,
and the dentist's car, and the dentist's house. Does the patient then
OWN the dentist's house and car?

Presumably, the patient works for a living, just like the dentist. I
assume the patient's employer pays him for his work. Does that same
patient then believe that his employer owns the patient's house and his
car?

After all, the employer "truly paid" for the house and the car, so
doesn't the employer OWN them too?

- dentaldoc

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