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12-25-2019, 04:43 PM
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It’s not just about the doctor; it’s also about you as a patient having the right to accept or reject the x-ray after being informed of the benefits and risks.
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And the OP did reject; as was his right. But that doesn't make the dentist wrong for saying they were needed. |
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12-25-2019, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by spencgr
And the OP did reject; as was his right. But that doesn't make the dentist wrong for saying they were needed.
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It sure doesn't. It's just that this was a teaching hospital so I can see why they'd like to do more x-rays. |
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12-25-2019, 05:01 PM
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I'm just saying that medical care is not like a lunch buffet where you pick and choose what you want. The doctor offers you options and you choose from those options. Or go elsewhere to find your dream practice.
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12-25-2019, 05:07 PM
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I'm just saying that medical care is not like a lunch buffet where you pick and choose what you want. The doctor offers you options and you choose from those options. Or go elsewhere to find your dream practice.
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A teaching hospital is probably the last place you'd find a dream practice. Buyer beware! |
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12-26-2019, 07:20 AM
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Dentists do too many x-rays and dental x-rays may pose a risk for brain tumors. If there is a dental issue that can't be figured out without an x-ray, doing an x-ray seems reasonable. Doing x-rays annually, when no dental issue is present, seems excessive, when the radiation could cause a different health issue.
You want to limit your exposure to radiation as much as possible. Deciding to go elsewhere for care so that you are not a guinea pig for teaching hospital interns and residents to look at 18 xrays, is a good choice.
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer...se-cancer.html |
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12-26-2019, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Rivertowntalk
Dentists do too many x-rays and dental x-rays may pose a risk for brain tumors. If there is a dental issue that can't be figured out without an x-ray, doing an x-ray seems reasonable. Doing x-rays annually, when no dental issue is present, seems excessive, when the radiation could cause a different health issue.
You want to limit your exposure to radiation as much as possible. Deciding to go elsewhere for care so that you are not a guinea pig for teaching hospital interns and residents to look at 18 xrays, is a good choice.
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer...se-cancer.html |
How do you know there is no dental issue present if you do not take an x-ray? |
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12-26-2019, 06:29 PM
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No pain elsewhere and the problem tooth was identified with a couple x rays. A good dentist will look in the mouth and can find the issue without an xray.
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12-26-2019, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Rivertowntalk
No pain elsewhere and the problem tooth was identified with a couple x rays. A good dentist will look in the mouth and can find the issue without an xray.
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C'mon, Bart0323...everyone knows if there is no pain then there is no probem!
My internist thought my chest pain could be cardiac. He tried to put his stethoscope on me but I swatted his hand away and told him he should be able to just look at me and find the issue. |
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12-27-2019, 12:53 AM
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C'mon, Bart0323...everyone knows if there is no pain then there is no probem!
My internist thought my chest pain could be cardiac. He tried to put his stethoscope on me but I swatted his hand away and told him he should be able to just look at me and find the issue.
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Except a stethoscope is a non-invasive instrument that stays on the outside of the body and doesn't emit harmful radiation. |
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12-30-2019, 07:50 AM
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A good dentist will look in the mouth and can find the issue without an xray.
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Would you please go to my dental school and tell this to all my professors? They would love to know that we've been doing it wrong all these decades. |
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