i'm convinced that dentists (not all, i'm sure, but probably most) deliberately injure healthy teeth to create more work for themselves and their brethren.
This is arguably the most idiotic thing I've heard in a long time. "And their brethren?" A dentist is competition to another dentist, why on Earth would he direct his patient to another? That makes zero business sense. And given how sue-happy people already are, nobody would take such a risk. Hell, you get sued for doing your job, let alone sabotaging teeth. I'm sorry how rude this sounds...but Jesus Christ, use a little common sense. _________________ I am neurotypical - I just want to find out more about Asperger's Syndrome.
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:59 pm Post subject:
Phagocyte wrote:
adverb wrote:
i'm convinced that dentists (not all, i'm sure, but probably most) deliberately injure healthy teeth to create more work for themselves and their brethren.
This is arguably the most idiotic thing I've heard in a long time. "And their brethren?" A dentist is competition to another dentist, why on Earth would he direct his patient to another? That makes zero business sense. And given how sue-happy people already are, nobody would take such a risk. Hell, you get sued for doing your job, let alone sabotaging teeth. I'm sorry how rude this sounds...but Jesus Christ, use a little common sense.
To call one's opinion idiotic is to betray your own; please, think better of it. While I doubt a wide-spread intent of collateral damage, there are negligent and incompetent dentists (as there are in any profession)... and while on the surface there is little business sense, there will still be a need for repair. In sufficient numbers, this practice would simply be like shuffling cards, moving patients from one dentist to another seeking relief. Again... please consider your words and their place.
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:59 am Post subject:
Phagocyte wrote:
adverb wrote:
i'm convinced that dentists (not all, i'm sure, but probably most) deliberately injure healthy teeth to create more work for themselves and their brethren.
This is arguably the most idiotic thing I've heard in a long time. "And their brethren?" A dentist is competition to another dentist, why on Earth would he direct his patient to another? That makes zero business sense. And given how sue-happy people already are, nobody would take such a risk. Hell, you get sued for doing your job, let alone sabotaging teeth. I'm sorry how rude this sounds...but Jesus Christ, use a little common sense.
There are "necessary" procedures, and procedures that might need to be done sometime in the future. Given how "sue happy" everyone is, would it make sense for an auto mechanic to do extra work that doesn't strictly need to be done? For instance, it might be okay to wait a year or two on redrilling a filling, but they choose to do it, for whatever reason.
I've always wondered why dentists think it's necessary to do cleanings, when the plaque will be back in 12 hours. Or deep cleaning, when that will separate the gums, and allow more crap below the gumlines. Or scrape off tartar when I would think it is a natural barrier to plaque damage. And all this as "routine" work, not on a as needed basis. Basically, it's idiotic to say that professionals, medical or otherwise, would never create work for themselves. I do think it's unlikely that very many dentists (especially "reputable" ones) would "deliberatley injure...teeth". But as I said, I question if even the routine procedures don't cause "injury".
Professionals have to clean your teeth every six months, otherwise you're much more likely to get a cavity. We're able to avoid most of them this way, but yeah, during those times that I need a filling, it scares the hell out of me. Not as much as it used to, but my fear now is, "What if he accidently drops the drill and it burrows through my tongue?" Not fun.
Every time I have to get it done, though, I like to watch this video to cheer me up.
_________________ Jesus: You can't fix what isn't broken. I call that type of fix a crucifix.
i'm convinced that dentists (not all, i'm sure, but probably most) deliberately injure healthy teeth to create more work for themselves and their brethren.
i'm convinced that dentists (not all, i'm sure, but probably most) deliberately injure healthy teeth to create more work for themselves and their brethren.
Absolutly agree. I have dental trust issues.
This is factually incorrect not to mention paranoid. As a matter of fact, TheOneGreatBob is the only voice of reason on this thread. _________________ I am neurotypical - I just want to find out more about Asperger's Syndrome.
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:28 pm Post subject:
I had an appointment with the dentist today. My gums are sore but my teeth are clean.
In a way, I'm thankful for the dentist because my teeth would be in bad shape without him. _________________ Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
-Confucius
i'm convinced that dentists (not all, i'm sure, but probably most) deliberately injure healthy teeth to create more work for themselves and their brethren.
Absolutly agree. I have dental trust issues.
This is factually incorrect not to mention paranoid. As a matter of fact, TheOneGreatBob is the only voice of reason on this thread.
i'm sorry you feel that way phag, but until it's happened to you i don't think you've any room to talk. and as i quoted previously, 'just because you're paranoid don't mean they're not after you'. it's satisfying to know that you have all the facts regarding the practice of dentistry, and can therefore state what is factually correct or incorrect, but i hope you'll understand that despite your perfect and incontrovertible knowledge there will still be people who disagree with you, and reasonable and well-informed people at that.
with that said, it is quite true that i have been under the drill on multiple occasions, only to have a nearby tooth (that was anesthetized during the procedure) have a sudden, previously unknown, issue pop up relatively shortly after the numbing and drilling happened. i've drawn my own conclusions about how that would have happened, but i don't think that your questionable assumption that dentists are all in competition with each other has any bearing on the matter.
i've noticed that a primary focus of dental practice these days is sales - convincing people to have procedures that are expensive and not necessary, but ostensibly prophylactic or merely cosmetic. having been intimately involved in the world of commissioned sales, i can entirely believe that anyone whose livelihood was based on generating sales would be tempted to do unethical things to get $1500 closer to that new bmw. _________________ What will happen in the morning when the world it gets so crowded that you can't look out the window in the morning?
- Nick Drake
i'm convinced that dentists (not all, i'm sure, but probably most) deliberately injure healthy teeth to create more work for themselves and their brethren.
Absolutly agree. I have dental trust issues.
This is factually incorrect not to mention paranoid. As a matter of fact, TheOneGreatBob is the only voice of reason on this thread.
i'm sorry you feel that way phag, but until it's happened to you i don't think you've any room to talk. and as i quoted previously, 'just because you're paranoid don't mean they're not after you'. it's satisfying to know that you have all the facts regarding the practice of dentistry, and can therefore state what is factually correct or incorrect, but i hope you'll understand that despite your perfect and incontrovertible knowledge there will still be people who disagree with you, and reasonable and well-informed people at that.
Well informed? You're going on a hunch, who's informing you? _________________ I am neurotypical - I just want to find out more about Asperger's Syndrome.
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