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Some Dentists Enjoy Orthodontics, While Others Are Glad to Refer Patients
In our most recent survey, we asked dentists what percentage of orthodontic cases they refer to an orthodontist. One in four dentists reports that they treat most braces patients themselves. On the other hand, one in three refers out all orthodontic patients.
“It’s a win for everyone!” said an Illinois dentist who refers out all orthodontics. “Patients are well served, we are looked upon as caring, and orthodontists are geared specifically to do this.” A Georgia general dentist disagreed, stating, “I don’t need to refer for 95% of cases or more.”
One California dentist summarized his attitude: “I am happy to refer out those cases which I don’t feel competent to treat or which I just don’t want to treat for whatever reason. Having been actively treating orthodontic cases in my general practice for over twenty years now there are not a lot of cases which I refer out. Ortho provides me with a change of pace from the daily drill and fill routine.”
Read the full orthodontist referral survey results.
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December 6th, 2007 at 3:58 am
One may do Orthodontic treatment provided he/she has good theoritical and practical knowledge on the subject.
April 6th, 2009 at 6:40 am
What percentage of the ortho cases would you consider “routine” ortho cases. By routine I do not mean simple, only that the orthodontist or dentist has “systems” in place for certain types of cases. Routine could mean expansion cases, extraction cases, or maybe even surgery cases, that fall into “routine” because of the steps or system one uses?
FYI I have the first conebeam CT in Alabama and am the first Orthodontist in private practice the USA to have Conebeam and 3DMD 3D facial imaging syatem. It is amazing the asymmetry you see on these “so Called” routine cases
“you don’t know what you don’t know”
Bill Harrell
ABO