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Hisham A.
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dradental.comThe answers given by Dr.A are intended as non-professional advice, for entertainment only if you will. Please do consult with your dentist of record or your physician before making any decision regarding your dental or medical health.I would like to find out where my dentist went to school without having to ask him outright. For physicians, their medical school is listed with the information about their license activity. For dentists, this is not true in California. I don't know what other states do.
I am one of those folks who have had both fabulous and truly awful dental work. One of the ways to increase the odds of good care is to know the dentist's background and training. Can you provide any help in this regard? I do hope so. If you can not, where do we write?Dr.A -The dentist's year and school of graduation, and disciplinary record should be available at your state's dental association. If not made public on their site, then by all means call them. You can find your state's association by googling it.
Let me take this opportunity to discuss a dentist's abilities. If you are looking for a dentist that has recently graduated, then maybe the quality of the program at the school from which that dentist graduated from might make a difference. However, all dentists must continue to enroll in continuing education classes to keep their licenses active with their particular state association and department of health.
After a few years of continuing education and clinical experience the dentist's alma mater should not make a difference on the quality of work. What you should be looking for is how long a dentist has been working out of school, and if there are any disciplinary hearings on their professional record.
The answers given by Dr.A are intended as non-professional advice, for entertainment only if you will. Please do consult with your dentist of record or your physician before making any decision regarding your dental or medical health.More Ask Dr.A______________
Posted by Hisham A.
Ask Dr.A
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The answers given by Dr.A are intended as non-professional advice, for entertainment only if you will. Please do consult with your dentist of record or your physician before making any decision regarding your dental or medical health.
I would like to find out where my dentist went to school without having to ask him outright. For physicians, their medical school is listed with the information about their license activity. For dentists, this is not true in California. I don't know what other states do.
I am one of those folks who have had both fabulous and truly awful dental work. One of the ways to increase the odds of good care is to know the dentist's background and training. Can you provide any help in this regard? I do hope so. If you can not, where do we write?
Dr.A -The dentist's year and school of graduation, and disciplinary record should be available at your state's dental association. If not made public on their site, then by all means call them. You can find your state's association by googling it.
Let me take this opportunity to discuss a dentist's abilities. If you are looking for a dentist that has recently graduated, then maybe the quality of the program at the school from which that dentist graduated from might make a difference. However, all dentists must continue to enroll in continuing education classes to keep their licenses active with their particular state association and department of health.
After a few years of continuing education and clinical experience the dentist's alma mater should not make a difference on the quality of work. What you should be looking for is how long a dentist has been working out of school, and if there are any disciplinary hearings on their professional record.
The answers given by Dr.A are intended as non-professional advice, for entertainment only if you will. Please do consult with your dentist of record or your physician before making any decision regarding your dental or medical health.
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