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The Whole Tooth: How To Find A Good Dentist, Keep Healthy Teeth, And Avoid The Incompetents, Quacks, And Frauds

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Being a practicing 'modern' dentist, I and my colleagues have read and studied this book and while it attempts to be a consumer protection text, it seems to make any 20th century advances in dentistry material for quackery and fraud allegations. There are many, myself included, ethical practitioners who are studying constantly to provide top level esthetic, functional healthy dentistry. Yes, this includes non-amalgam materials, nutritional counselling and a total body approach to achieve optimal oral health. This is a far more difficult angle to approach the profession from and it would be much easier to place 'mercury' fillings and gold crowns. This work is being done after many hours of consultation and patient education and there is no fraudulent acts being committed. Are we quacks for approaching a mechanical profession from a biological standpoint or are we at last being doctors? I would challenge the authors to an online discussion of their ideas and research findings to justify their material. I, along with many others would love to also discuss their views on TMJ and occlusion and its negative correlation as this is simply laughable.("Drs, have Pete Dawson and Okerson and Tanaka read this book, I think not??') The book has the right idea I just think some of these ideas are a little antiquated....it's 1999 now lets move on!!!

After attending many so-called seminars which pressure dentists into applying high ticket technologies or overstepping our realm(s) of expertise, this book is our conscious. As a professional with the future in mind, baby boomers will be around for a while--so should the fruits of our labor. This book reminds us all of what really matters the most: GOOD WORK.

After attending many so-called seminars which pressure dentists into applying high ticket technologies or overstepping our realm(s) of expertise, this book is our conscious. As a professional with the future in mind, baby boomers will be around for a while--so should the fruits of our labor. This book reminds us all of what really matters the most: GOOD WORK.

Assemblyline dental practices or those who recom- mend needless, expensive treatment plans take heed. This book's an eye and mouth opening bles- sing which identifies to the consumer what is an all-out epidemic of substandard/fraud-based care. Dentists work for you, not the other way around.

Assemblyline dental practices or those who rec- ommend needless expensive treatment plans take heed. This book's an eye and mouth opening bles- sing which identifies to the consumer what's an all-out epidemic of substandard/fraud-based care. Dentists work for you, not the other way around.

At times, this book is hysterical. The authors coin the useful nicknames "Dr. Goodwork," "Dr. Poorwork, "Dr. Fraud," and "Dr. Quack" to describe stereotypical dentists. And I laughed out loud as I read about the toils of Goodwork to save teeth from the evils of mistreatment by Poorwork, and about how managed care forces many Goodworks into the dark abyss of the Poorworks, never to return again.

Unfortunately, laughs are the strongest point of this book. The authors spend way too much time lambasting their favorite target, the American Dental Association, and too little time offering proof for their perception that the nation is awash in Poorworks. Though the cover claims to tell us what we must know to find a good dentist, a great deal of the text is a political manifesto. In fact, only the last chapter offers any advice on how to find a good dentist, and it only gives a few paragraphs!

And this book which claims to tell us how to "keep healthy teeth" spends two paragraphs of its two hundred pages discussing dental floss, and offers absolutely no tips on how to floss correctly?

Buy this book if you want a laugh. Don't buy it if you want something useful.

The book gave some interesting information that gives cause for concern to the consumer. However there was no 'step by step' guide telling how to avoid the bad guys.

There was too much time spent on the topic of what is wrong with the system, and not enough pratical information to help the consumer determine if they are getting good quality dental care. The book contains good basic information on dental procedures.

Many dentists have opted for "modern" treatments which also happen to have huge pricetags. Why pay for unscientifically proven methods which may not last as long as the loan repayment? It is not the consumer's fault that dentists are unable to stand up to insurance companies. Get real!!

In my opinion, this book is filled with outdated information and tries to scare patients into avoiding dental advances made over the past 25 years. If these guys ever write a similar book about medical treatment, they will probably recommend leeches and bloodletting for your ailments!