Pretty dang good advice, your posts on this thread.
My wife is a very experienced Hygienist and we know many Dentists and related specialties. I’m told that the current crop of Dentists in Dental school are the cream of the crop, as many would would have gone to Medical School are opting away from MDs because of the lawsuit and regulatory risks and costs.
Thnx =). I believe the big difference now in dental school, they are also being taught the BUSINESS end, as well as dentistry.
We still have patients coming in expecting to pay $10 a month on a $1525 root canal. Please, we may as well do it for free!
The technology that has come along is SO amazing......but the price for it is amazingly high, as well as the liability insurance.
Not to mention the great staff (ahem). If you pay piss poor, that is what you will get, piss poor.
MY boss is old school. Does great rcts, patients LOVE him, but is still suckered by the general dentists that take advantage. They screw up someones root canal, call him and he fixes the patient up, usually for free.
Our associate, of the “new” generation, has a completely different outlook. He combines both perfected rcts (sometimes we stare at his final x-rays in amazement) along with the business end.
In regards to the lawsuit and regulatory risks and costs, they are now going after dentists as well.
I believe the premise, in my own humble opinion, is that if you touch someone, you can lose your life.
This is why I am NOT renewing my CPR certification. I am front end at the endo office; therefore I do NOT need to be certified.
I refuse to touch anyone until tort reform is enacted.