Half of Dentists Refer Most Wisdom Tooth Removals

September 23, 2007 By Julie Frey 1 Comment

Who Needs an Oral Surgeon When You’ve Got a General Dentist?

In our most recent survey, we asked dentists what percentage of wisdom tooth removals they refer to an oral surgeon. Overall, half of our dentist respondents refer out 80% or more third molar extractions. Some dentists were grateful to be rid of most or all wisdom teeth cases, while other dentists prefer to refer only the most complicated cases. “That’s what oral surgeons are for!” exclaimed a California dentist who refers out all removals. Said a Mississippi dentist, “I am grateful to have a source to refer things that are more difficult than I am comfortable doing.”

Read the full wisdom tooth survey results, or post your comments below!

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Filed Under: Dental Surveys Tagged With: dentist, extraction, oral surgery, third molar, wisdom teeth

About Julie Frey

Julie Frey is the Editor of TheWealthyDentist.com blog. She has dedicated her career to Internet marketing and communications, working side-by-side with dental marketing guru Jim Du Molin since 2006. She has a degree in Linguistics from Stanford University, has a passion for language and writing, and lives in San Francisco. Julie Frey+

Dr. Robert Galloway

Guys,
What kind of a mess was this page? You talk about dental orthodontics. What other kind of orthodontics do you know of? You talk about dental orthodontics and then reach the point where half of dentist refer most wisdom tooth removals. What’s that got to do with orthodontic referrals? Get somebody in charge to look over this stuff before you put it out.

Sincerely,

Robert H. Galloway

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