Professor in dental school vs. Private practice dentist.

[BUSDM]

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Hey, guys. I am a patient with a lot of dental problems. I've read a lot of threads here which are very helpful. I just wonder how you guys think about the practice skills of a dental school professor who directs [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Residency Training. vs. a private practice dentist.

Is the professor a good choice for a patient to go to, assuming he's going to operate by himself?

Thanks a lot.

 

[ingemar]

So long as both are licensed clinicians, you should receive comparable, appropriate and quality care in either setting. This is true even if you were to see students in training, being supervised by licensed clinicians. Instead, consider factors such as fees, convenience, scheduling, time to complete the procedure, etc. These factors tend to be the major differences between receiving care in a dental school versus private practice (although if you attend a faculty practice, it should feel pretty close to a private practice).

 

[BUSDM]

Thank you for your response. I had very poor root canals and crowns done before. Root canals tips are calcified. And crowns have over-hang issues. My gum and bone start to have some infection. so, I am going to have them re-done. that is why I am so cautious about dentist.

I am an engineer. In my engineering area, even the best professor may not handle an industry case well because it is so practical. That's why I have my initial question.

I think professors in BU charges less than private practice in the Boston area. Thank you for your useful information. Hope I can get similar of better level of treatment.

 

[seaweed719]

Some professors at dental school used to be private practitioners themselves or even still run their own private clinic part-time now. Instead you should ask around who has the greatest experience in handling your case.

 

[Daurang]

In before the lock.

You stated you have a lot of dental problems and then you just wanna walk into BU to have a calcified root canal retreated. No faculty in their right mind would see you just for that, without seeing a complete treatment plan or a proper referral. A postdoc resident will be the one actually working on you under the faculty supervision. Retreatment cost is $790 plus $380 for the calcification at the dental school. There's no reason for a faculty to do your retreatment when they can charge double that in their private practice.

 

[BUSDM]

Actually, my general dentist used to be a professor and he has a private practice now. He is going to refer me to BU for some implants. For the root canals, he plan to refer me to private practice