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Category Archives: Dentistry
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Dentists In America Today
Dental health is so distinct from general health that it requires a completely separate professional training system, insurance structure, and delivery network. Convenient because this separation protects dentistry’s guild autonomy, prevents physicians and nurse practitioners from performing routine dental procedures, … Continue reading
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The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for American Professional Authority
American professions do not primarily compete over who is most competent. They compete over who gets to define what requires their competence. High-status actors do not say they want power, prestige, or income. They say they are protecting the public, … Continue reading
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The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for American Dental Authority
American dental high-status actors do not compete for authority by openly saying they want power, prestige, or income. They compete by invoking moral languages that frame their authority as fidelity to prevention, long-term oral-systemic health, and responsible intervention before problems … Continue reading
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The Top Ten Money-Making But Unnecessary Procedures Pushed By Dentists
Gemini says: In dentistry, the shift toward a business-heavy model has led to a rise in overtreatment, where the Professional Managerial Class (PMC) of dental office managers and corporate owners pressures clinicians to meet production quotas. This turns the “watch … Continue reading
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The Truth About Dentistry
Dentists seem to have the lowest standards of any profession. Horrifying. No wonder so many commit suicide. From The Atlantic in 2019: When you’re in the dentist’s chair, the power imbalance between practitioner and patient becomes palpable. A masked figure … Continue reading
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