Issues in dentistry

[dr.rex]

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I know that there is a thread somewhere on here about issues in dentistry. If someone could direct me to that or if anyone has anything they want to talk about I would appreciate it. Just prepping for interviews thanks all!

 

[djeffreyt]

I think you meant this thread:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=312578&highlight=issues+dentistry

but there isn't a huge amount of discussion...only like 4 replies

There's also another short thread about insurance:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=304595&highlight=dental+insurance

I think one interesting issue that people don't talk about a lot is the affects that increased consumption of unfluoridated bottled water will have on oral health problems now that most communities have accepted fluoridation of their water supplies.

 

[djeffreyt]

hey,

check these videos on this newsite out...patient abandonment issue

http://www.kusi.com/results?keywords=tierrasanta+dental&searchType=gen

 

[beannaithe]

The treatment of medicare/medicaid patients is a big topic of debate still.


Also dentist giving back to the community in the form of community service/taking medicare/medicaid patients.

The potentials of dentists who are unethical (ie. doing unneccessary procedures to increase money made while it is not in the best interest of the patient)

All of these are pretty good. Though I think the last one is the most pertinent one to interviews. Schoos are trying to weed these people out before they even get accepted

 

[Mackchops]

hey,

check these videos on this newsite out...patient abandonment issue

http://www.kusi.com/results?keywords=tierrasanta+dental&searchType=gen

That seems huge. Hopefully, its isolated though. My biggest fear is the proliferation of managed-care dentistry -- everyone loses.
Mack

 

[djeffreyt]

That seems huge. Hopefully, its isolated though. My biggest fear is the proliferation of managed-care dentistry -- everyone loses.
Mack

well, that is exactly the problem with the whole issue. The people those doctors treated don't understand that their contract wasn't legally bound to the doctors, so legally speaking, it wasn't a case of patient abandonment, but damn if that doesn't suck. Managed-care is set up to go out for the buck...I'm actually a little shocked that so many people paid up front for treatment prior to completion.

 

[Mackchops]

Yeah, but there has to be some sort of good-faith action by someone... I don't know bankrupcy law, but when a management company buys into a foreclosed business they purchase that assets and not the debts, right? So who has the legal burden of paying off those debts... or are they just sent off to never-neverland and the people that end up losing are the patients? I guess it goes to show that being a good practitioner and being a good businessperson are two very closely entwined aspects of being a good dentist.
Mack