I love this and I'm LMAO...please leave me alone, please do not make fun of me, please do not fight with me, lets just all get along....
Ok, just answer one question...honestly, what does perio do that a general dentist cannot do legally with their license? Nothing!
General Dentist...crown lengthening, perior surg, gingivectomy, GTR, impants, the list goes on. When is the last time you heard a general dentist refer to perio to get the last hemidesmosome removed from the root surface; bottom line is that perio is a probably a dwendling specialty as more GDs expand their scope and perio will likely only get the cases the GD just doesn't want to spend the time needed to treat; the ones that do not pay.
Basically there is no reason to even try and argue with the perio guys, OMFS and perio are so different it is like comparing apples to oranges...all I know is I would not want some guy who has no idea how to intubate, use an LMA, pre-op evalutate a pt, or bag effectively sedating my family members....Ok, so here it come, we know how to intubate, we are ACLS certified, we can read an EKG (sure you can), yada yada yada....Seriously, perio guys out there, please stick to the basics of gumgardening before someone gets hurt.