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How to Find a Dentist (Cosmetic Dentist, Family Dentist, etc.)

// August 25th, 2009 // No Comments » // Cosmetic Dentistry, Just for Patients, Patient questions finally answered!, Recommended Dentists

1)  The absolute best way to find a dentist is by asking a friend, family, or coworker who they go to, what their experience was like, etc…

2)  Even though you may have dental insurance and want to pick from someone in your provider network, #1 above still applies.  Just don’t pick anyone.  Check out their website… ask questions!

3)  If you must find a dentist in the Yellow Pages or other ad, please keep the following in mind:

  • Not all dentists who advertise are bad dentists or good dentists… so you shouldn’t really assume too much from the ad, the size of the ad, etc…
  • There are bad dentists out there, just like there are bad doctors, bad lawyers, bad contractors, etc… BUT the majority of the dentists in Tulsa (and we are personally familiar with over 200 of them) are good dentists.  If you really want to do your research, one source could be logging on to the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry website:  http://www.dentist.state.ok.us/lists/ddsl.htm.
  • In dentistry… as in life… You often get what you pay for?

Don’t just watch it!

// August 18th, 2009 // No Comments » // Patient questions finally answered!, Recommended Dentists

Here is a recent post from Dr. Michael Chandler in Edmond, OK…. He writes:

My aunt who lives in California called me with concerns after her last dental visit. She stated that her dentist told her that she had several small cavities but he would just “Watch It.” My question to my aunt was, “Watch it do what?” There was a long pause and she finally replied, “I don’t know what watch it means.” I told her that it meant that we do nothing until the cavity gets bigger.
There are varying opinions among dentist about when or when not to treat decay or a cavity. In my Edmond practice I choose to treat cavities as soon as they are detected regardless of the size. My opinion is shared be thousands of dentist all across the country. There are also thousands of dentist that believe that should watch a decaying tooth.
My rational is simple for treating even the smallest cavities. I use this analogy frequently with my patients. If you were told you had cancer but it’s really small. would you want to watch it or would you like to treat it? The answer to that question seems obvious. I must state that I’m in no way comparing a cavity to cancer. The analogy is to simply make a point, If we have a cavity and we know there is NO chance of it going away without proper treatment; Why would we choose to just WATCH IT?

Michael L Chandler practices family and cosmetic dentistry in Edmond Oklahoma
1745 W 33rd, ste A
Edmond Oklahoma
www.edmondsmiles.com