Botox in dentistry??

[leehrat]

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there's a dentist who lives about 1/2 mile from my apartment in a fairly affluent area who has 3 separate signs stuck in his lawn that say "botox available!" is it commonplace for general dentists who do cosmetic work to offer botox treatment now? i'm thinking if you can pull just 2 of those procedures per day you'll be straight RAKING it

 

[3rdMolarRoller]

I do not know enough to determine if this is out of the scope of practice or not. I am curious as to what others think on this.

If he was an OS, probably could do it.

A general dentist is a specialist of the mouth, not the head. If any thing, I think a dentist could do restilin (sp?) to purk up those lips 🙂

 

[nnjh]

Hahaha....The ADA should push for a move to make all dentists able to inject botox...at least from the mandible up to the zygomatic arch

 

[aphistis]

Hahaha....The ADA should push for a move to make all dentists able to inject botox...at least from the mandible up to the zygomatic arch

It could work. We'd just have to work a little faster getting those poisonous amalgams out of the patients' mouths to leave time for their coveted injections of harmless botulism agent. 🙄

 

[ktcook83]

For more info on Botox in dentistry, check out http://www.dentox.com/

 

[toofache32]

Dentists and physicians have been using Botox/Myobloc/Dysport for over 30 years for functional dystonias, chronic pain, and many other non-cosmetic uses. Nothing has changed since the FDA approved its use for cosmetic purposes about 6 years ago. If a dentist can inject the platysma, masseter, occipital or temporalis muscles, then why can't he inject the procerus, corrugator, and frontalist muscles?

 

[WildcatDMD]

There is a MedSpa across the street from my apartment. Nurses do all the botox injections there. I would venture to say that a dentist is at least as well versed in facial anatomy and innervation... But I've never heard of a general dentist who can perform botox injections for cosmetic reasons.

 

[ShawnOne]

http://www.docere.com/MessageBoard/thread.aspx?s=2&f=280&t=33389&r=0#Post0

Here is a lengthy thread on the subject on DT...

 

[ktcook83]

Shawn... thanks for sharing the DT thread. I read that a while back and it is interesting. It's unfortunate that no one who has taken Dr. Katz's "Dentox" CE course really wrote about their experience.

I'd like to know more about this issue, what the state laws are regarding dentists and the use of botox for cosmetic reasons, etc. It would seem like a great service for a dentist to offer... I mean, short of plastics, ENT, and OMS, who better knows the muscles of the face and their actions and innervation than general dentists?! We are just finishing up an entire course about 8 weeks on head and neck anatomy and I feel like we really know this area well between lecture and dissection. Also, dentists are giving LA every day, so they are well versed in the use of syringes...

Is this a turf war issue? Hopefully some of the OMS guys might know more about this... Thanks in advance for any more info and discussion.

 

[toofache32]

I have always been an advocate of general dentists and their training/abilities/knowledge which are usually underestimated by the medical community. However, as on OMS resident, my experience has been that most general dentists are lacking in their abilities to handle complications outside of routine restorative procedures. Maybe this is because the culture of the profession has revolved around the idea that the OMS guy is always available for a referral down the street. While I don't think botox is outside the abilities of a general dentist, I do think those dentists using this stuff should be well versed in the complications, which can last 3-6 months. I doubt too many OMS's will be very happy getting referrals in these types of cases. This is only my opinion, though.

 

[gosiao]

I have always been an advocate of general dentists and their training/abilities/knowledge which are usually underestimated by the medical community. However, as on OMS resident, my experience has been that most general dentists are lacking in their abilities to handle complications outside of routine restorative procedures. Maybe this is because the culture of the profession has revolved around the idea that the OMS guy is always available for a referral down the street. While I don't think botox is outside the abilities of a general dentist, I do think those dentists using this stuff should be well versed in the complications, which can last 3-6 months. I doubt too many OMS's will be very happy getting referrals in these types of cases. This is only my opinion, though.

"Dental Practice report" from January has a whole article on spa dentistry, which seems to become a new trend, offering services like massage, botox and even manicures etc. and why not try to multi-task, think about how much time patients spend waiting to see the dentist or getting numb, and they also mention that massage can increase the effects of anesthetics.
And if nurses can administer botox, so should dentists