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Are dental hygienists a money making scam by the dentist? Hi Up to a few years ago my scaling and polishing needs were undertaken by the dentist, at the time of my check-up, for a small additional fee. However, the trend is now with so many practices that you now must make a second visit to see the hygienist. For me each visit, with travelling each-way, takes arou... 5 Nov 2005 08:21
Can I wait for the crown? The side (inside part) chipped off the second lower molar of a tooth with a large filling. My dentist took a look and said there is no sign of decay getting in and I should make an appointment for the crown. The problem is he's going on vacation and I have to wait 4 weeks for the 1 1/2 hour visit allowed for this... 3 Nov 2005 17:08
Crown or Fill? I'm looking for some advice from this esteemed group... I had a small filling in one of my front teeth, which popped out, taking a nice triangular chunk of tooth with it; I put up a lovely out-of-focus picture at: http://cobelle.org/node/1 My dentist has tried to fill it twice, but both times the replacement... 25 Nov 2005 16:39
STARTING DENTIST SALARY and Chain Dental vs Private Practice My wife graduated from dental school, finished a G.P.R program. She started looking for a job and got an offer from Great Lakes Dental Corporation, a chain dental. They have a 14 page contract with a lot of lawyer lingo in there. Bottom line is the offer is for $86450 salary and some more if you make certain busin... 1 Nov 2005 18:26
vitamins and herbs for oral health This is from the Life Extension Foundation, a non-profit organization headed by a board of Medical Doctors: "Gingivitis Updated: 06/05/2003 FROM: http://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-052.shtml * Oral Hygiene and Proper Dental Care * Supplements * Summary Gingivitis is an inflammation of the ... 31 Oct 2005 01:46
Prednisone I have a patient who bit on an olive pit while on vacation and went to see a dentist where he was vacationing. He complained that tooth was sore and dentist examined, told him he'd probably need endo and gave him a script for antibiotics and a weeks worth of prednisone. I am not sure I get the antibiotics, since to... 3 Nov 2005 13:12
Why dis endo? I did a little searching on our visiting dentist. What could be the financial interest that would drive someone to be anti-endo? IMPLANTS! It turns out that Dr. K is a member of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He mentions the profitability of endo, but he doesn't mention that you c... 2 Nov 2005 10:27
Hip replacement premed antibiotics I came across someone who had hip replacements and the hygienist asked me about premed, stating that she thought that it should be done within 5 years of the surgery. I looked it up, seeing that it should be within 2 years of surgery, but could have sworn I've seen it to be within only ONE YEAR of the surgery. Wa... 1 Nov 2005 12:50
Persistent front tooth pain I've got pain in one of my top front anterior teeth. It comes and goes, but I've noticed a correlation with my teeth shifting, which has taken place within the last year. I've got an overbite and have had issues a long time ago with something like TMD; e.g. my jaw was locked for a few hours--but this was about seve... 26 Oct 2005 13:53 |