Dentistry Protocol? Surgery instructions given over the phone?!
Question:
Dentistry Protocol? Surgery instructions given over the phone?
My dentist sent me to a Perio for crown lengthening The Perio faxed her questions. She phoned the Perio with the instructions for the surgery. Is it typical for a dentist to give surgery instructions over the phone? Thank you for your help!
Additional Details2 months ago
Sorry- I have not made my question clear... I will try again....My dentist sent me to a Perio for crown lengthening surgery. The Perio faxed her questions PRIOR to the surgery. She phoned the Perio with the instructions for the surgery. Is it typical for a dentist to give surgery instructions over the phone? IE- The Perio hacked up my gums and in researching how this could happen to me I found out that the dentist didn't bother to give exact written response to the Perios pre-op questions...Is that typical in dentistry? I would think that a written "perscription" or something in writting would be required before surgery??? Tks for the help!!!!!
Answers:
Nothing wrong with it, they all talk to each other constantly. My boss goes out to lunch and discusses cases with other professionals, its actually good that they have good communication, nothing wrong...