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George Chatzipetros - 26 Jun 2005 10:13 GMT

This is from a recent opinion article presented in the British Dental
Journal, talking in general how many patients is the optimal
performance for a dentist to see. I have isolated the following text:

"Focusing on the optimal day for the dentist, is the optimal day about
being responsible for 10, 20, 30 or 40 patients? How much time does a
dentist need to care for a family of four for check-ups, a patient for
a filling and another for a denture try? If the family is a healthy low
risk family, the filling an adhesive composite and a satisfactory
denture try; then I would say less than an hour."

Also a blurb taken from the writer's office website:
"We aim to see all our appointed patients within one hour of their
appointment time. All
registered patients with a dental emergency will be seen the same day
but may be asked to be
present at the practice for a period longer than one hour. If for any
reason appointed patients'
have to spend extended periods of time at the practice, they will be
kept informed of any delay."

Is that your opinion a professional way to run a practice and treat
patients? Should nonsense like this be presented in professional
journals?

Looking forward to your responses,
George

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letsconnect - 26 Jun 2005 13:53 GMT

Is this the URL: http://www.waynerichardsdentalpractice.co.uk/ ?

"The National Health Dental Service provides a very good level of
care."
Doesn't really square with what I get to read... (10-minute cleanings
for perio disease? - hmmm...). I always advise people to go private, if
they can at all afford it. Personally, I view the NHS dental service as
a fall-back system which provides a basic level of care. The current
fee schedule does not allow for anything else (though some areas may be
better than others; I'm sure there's some regional variation).

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Steven Bornfeld - 26 Jun 2005 19:57 GMT

> This is from a recent opinion article presented in the British Dental
> Journal, talking in general how many patients is the optimal
[quoted text clipped - 23 lines]
> Looking forward to your responses,
> George

Well, we know how YOU feel, George! ;-)
This may be the "standard of care" for NHS patients in the UK, but it
wouldn't work for me.

Steve

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George Chatzipetros - 26 Jun 2005 20:54 GMT

I agree with you Steve, but this was published in the journal of the
British Dental Association. I would believe there would be some kind of
editor there! And the aforementioned dentist is actually a university
professor!

George

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Dr. Steve - 26 Jun 2005 21:14 GMT

>I agree with you Steve, but this was published in the journal of the
>British Dental Association. I would believe there would be some kind of
>editor there! And the aforementioned dentist is actually a university
>professor!
>
>George

Articles like this are often written under order for the third party
payment service ( NHS in this instance).
..
Stephen
Troy, Michigan, USA

I am writing on a Tablet-PC,so forgive me if the PC misreads my handwriting.

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