Dentists tend to restore dental implants but refer out dental implant surgery, this survey found.
The average dentist often refers out braces, sedation dentistry, and root canals, while keeping cosmetic dentistry, and denture patients.
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When it comes to pediatric dentistry and gum disease, dentists refer some patients out and treat others in house.
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Overall, the average dentist refers out less than 20% of patients.
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Here are some dentist comments on referring patients:
- “Impacted wisdom teeth and molar endodontics are referred out 100%. Everything else is decided case by case.” (North Carolina dentist)
- “Some patients have such poor dental insurance for certain procedures, I’d rather let a specialist do the treatment.” (Nevada dentist)
- “I think most dental implants should be placed by either oral surgeons or periodontists because in my community, a lot of the dental implants placed by general dentists fail.” (Alabama dentist)
- “I refer out general anesthesia, but most anxious patients do well in office with oral sedation.” (New York dentist)
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