Aug
18
One annoying aspect of moving is finding new health care providers (e.g., general physician, pediatrician, optometrist, dentist, specialists). Part of the difficulty is knowing what metrics to use in deciding which provider or practice is the best fit. Ideally we could get personal recommendations from friends or co-workers, but that approach is often deficient due to things like insurance participation or location.
Presently we’re trying to find a dentist near my work, as it’s time for the normal cleaning. After personal recommendations didn’t pan out, Rachel started by checking our insurance provider’s list of participating dentists in the area. From there, she went to the interwebs in search of information on said dentists. As it turns out, there is something called the Virginia Board of Dentistry, and they just saved me a mouth full of hurt. One of the dentists was listed in a Case Decision with the following publicly stated Order and Sanction,
Reprimand, monetary penalty of $4000 and probation with terms imposed for conducting his practice in a manner likely to cause injury to patients due to mental and physical incompetence.
Tempting, but I think I’ll try one of the other dentists first.
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Mmmm… gotta love the AND in that last sentence.