What do you call the person that cleans your teeth in a dentists office? Sometimes they take x-rays too.?
dental hygenist
Dental care for disabled person on ssi?
Social Security and SSI pays out monthly benefits. Period. People who get Social Security can have Medicare. Medicare doesn't pay dental. Call a dental school if there is one nearby where you live. Other than that as far as I'm aware of there is no assistance from either Social Security or the welfare office to cover dental costs. Call welfare; perhaps they are aware of an organization to refer you to. Consider part-time work to help pay for it.
What is the teeth cleaning device called that uses hypersonic sound to clean teeth at dentist office?
Yes - as you said, it's called an ultrasonic scaler. I would have thought that most dentists have them, ask friends, colleagues, or acquaintances for recommendations for dentists in your area.
If a person absolutely can not afford to go to a dentist, and they need to have a tooth pulled, can they do it themselves?
I understand not being able to afford dental care but resorting to pulling your own teeth ends in failure more often than not. Unless the tooth is loose and you can pull it out like you would your child’s baby tooth, it is not a good idea.Teeth are not actually pulled out. It is not a pulling motion downwards or upwards and suddenly POP, the tooth is out.When we extract a tooth we are expanding bone to loosen its grip on the roots.When someone who is not a dentist tries to pull a tooth they do so with uninformed force and movement such that the risk of fracturing the tooth, the roots, or bone is the most usual outcome.I will relate a story of a patient who, after imbibing a bit, decided to pull out some teeth. I met him at 2 AM in the hospital ER where he presented when he sobered up and the pain from his self-dentistry was too much.He chose Vise-Grips locking pliers. His logic was that they would lock on the tooth and make it easier to pull.He commenced to pulling and snapped the first tooth off at the gum line. So he proceeded to the next tooth. Snap. The third, fourth and fifth tooth were mangled in a similar fashion.I did surgical extractions to remove the remaining roots. Of course it was a huge bill compared to what it would cost to have me remove them. He did not pay but that’s the point: he could have cone earlier and not-paid a smaller bill and suffered less pain than he did by his own hand.I don’t know where you are. I am assuming the USA. There are federal, state, county, city and NGO low cost/free dental care programs in various forms depending on the state in which you live. There are low-cost dental clinics and dentists with payment plans. There are dental schools and general practice residencies, Advanced Education in General Dentistry, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residencies, all of which provide low cost care in exchange for the patient participating in the training of students and residents.Don’t be that guy or gal with the Vise-Grips and liquid courage.Worst hangover ever.
Dental question...please help! !!?
I dont have dental insurance and I have a problem with a tooth I think I need a root canal however I do get my dental insurance on the 5th of next month but I can't wait in this pain, so my question is do you know if there is a certain dental office I should be looking for to help me because I don't have dental at a reduced price or that will let me do payments? If their are dentist that do that please let me know how to find one in my area..that would be sooo helpful! Thanks a million!
Why are dentists so heartless??!!?
Truly sorry about your loss. I bet most dentist don't have a choice in financial matters, it is the insurance companies unfortunately. I wouldn't go as far as to call them heartless (my Dad is a dentist), they have to follow protocols, as do we all.
How can I psychologically deal with fear of dental procedures?
I found my current dentist through a recommendation by my boyfriend. I too despise dentists. My childhood dentist was a sadist and an idiot. And that started a lifelong fear. Ask your friends/family/coworkers for recommendations. Sometimes you will get lucky.What I started doing as an adult is, when I need to find a dentist, I look up dentists in my area and then call the offices and have a chat with the receptionist that answers the phone. I ask about their manner. I tell them that I've almost punched a dentist because of the pain and I'm looking for something better. A lot of times you can find out about a dentist's 'bedside manner' by listening to how the receptionist describes it, not just what they say but the tone they use. If they push your concerns aside, that is not the dentist for you. If they describe mannerisms and practices to you in a way you can understand, and that sound reasonable to you, you should try them out. Don't overlook the behavior of their dental techs either. If the tech is rough, it is likely that will not be the dentist for you simply because they allow that behavior.The dentist I see now is in a shitty part of town, very no frills, but I rarely feel a damn thing no matter what procedure I've had done. (that includes: extraction, root canal, and scaling) And they do not gas me.Once you find a great dentist, They will help you overcome your fear simply because they do their job so well. Good luck.
Are dentists happy?
It's a statistic you hear passed around ALL THE TIME (even by some medical professionals)…Someone asks:“You know what profession has the highest suicide rate?”And 99.43829% of the time the reply will be:“Dentists.”OP is basically asking why that is.Honestly, I don't know. Perhaps people who follow the dental profession are also predisposed to a less healthy mental life. Perhaps because of the fact dentists don't get immediate results of improvement from their patients. People come into their office with pain… people leave their office with pain. It can really bring someone down emotionally.Well, there's a joke that gets passed around relating to this:What do you call someone who failed medical school?…A dentist.So perhaps another explanation for the idea that dentists are depressed is because they see themselves as living failures. They couldn't become “real” doctors, so they settled with a job that requires them to repeat “please floss more regularly” at least eighteen hundred times a day. Now this isn't true, but it's part of the misconception.Now, what I do know. My current dentist appears to be a rather happy person. They have a family, a job they seem to enjoy a lot, and get a lot of social interaction. If they were the only dentist I've ever known, I’d be extremely surprised to hear such a statistic. However, they are not the only dentist I've had.The first dentist I ever remember having seemed very sad. Tired, overworked, etc. Dentists like that make the statistic very believable, and they do exist.So. Are dentists happy?Well, OP, what is a dentist? Is to be a dentist equivalent to living in sadness? No. Must one be sad to be a dentist? No. A dentist is, simply put, just someone who works on peoples’ teeth. It's a job, like carpentry or deep sea welding or cooking.Now is the statistic that dentists have the highest suicide rate true? Perhaps. I personally have heard various answers to this. So I really can't say.But, as many have already pointed out, dentists are people too. Their level of life satisfaction can vary as much as the next Joe. Their job isn't the entirety of their being. Many won't be happy with where they ended up in life, and many others will be.So to answer your question:Yes, dentists are happy. But not all the time. Just like you and me.