Is The Dentist Knowledgeable and Competent?

In our practice we have had to redo the failing dental treatments that have been performed for some of our dental assistants by other practitioners. These were intelligent women who were experienced “insiders” in the world of dentistry. Even they were not able to fully understand and assess the suitability of the dental work they received, even though they witness these treatments everyday.

In reality, it takes another dentist to accurately assess the suitability and quality of dental treatment and whether it is performing adequately or not. In many cases these problems were based on a misunderstanding between patient and practitioner of what to expect from the given treatment.

Unfortunately dentists are specialists in a very technical field, and like many people who have specialised knowledge, they can make assumptions when talking to a “lay person” that they already know some of this specialist knowledge and insights.