Take clinical examinations wherever possible
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Making assumptions can have serious consequences, as this cautionary case illustrates.
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To prescribe or not?
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When the time is right
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A hygienist member of Dental Protection contacted us to report that the practice she worked in had received a strongly worded telephone complaint concerning the provision of periodontal therapy, which included the removal of calculus and root surface debridement.
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Management of dental pain
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Allocate sufficient time to form a diagnosis & record both the diagnosis and the treatment indicated in the patient’s record.
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Would you like Endone on the side?
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As a fresh graduate, I started working in the public system in a small country town with another graduate and a mentor/senior dentist who would come by a few times a month to extract wisdom teeth.
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