The Truth About Dentistry
It’s much less scientific—and more prone to gratuitous procedures—than you may think.
Hasnain says:
This article goes into the (mal)practice of dentistry in the US. Interesting take both on a case of fraud, and on the history and development of dentistry in the country.
“The uneasy relationship between dentist and patient is further complicated by an unfortunate reality: Common dental procedures are not always as safe, effective, or durable as we are meant to believe. As a profession, dentistry has not yet applied the same level of self-scrutiny as medicine, or embraced as sweeping an emphasis on scientific evidence. “We are isolated from the larger health-care system. So when evidence-based policies are being made, dentistry is often left out of the equation,””
Posted on 2019-05-10T02:49:44+0000