They're not dentists. Would you let them fill your cavities?

[rangerrebew]

They're not dentists. Would you let them fill your cavities?

BOSTON (AP) — Need a tooth pulled or a cavity filled? Forget the dentist. A number of states are allowing or considering letting "dental therapists," professionals with a lower level of training, do the job.

In dozens of countries and a handful of U.S. states, dental therapists also sometimes called advanced dental hygiene practitioners help fill gaps in access to oral care for low-income, elderly and disabled people, and in rural areas where few dentists practice, according to many public health advocates.

In Massachusetts, a group that lobbies on behalf of dentists has for the first time signaled a willingness to embrace the concept, though its proposal is viewed as unnecessarily restrictive by sponsors of a competing bill in the Legislature.
 
Source URL: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/theyre-not-dentists-would-you-let-them-fill-your-cavities

[jmyrlefuller]

Yes.

[Idiot]

They're not dentists. Would you let them fill your cavities?

BOSTON (AP) — Need a tooth pulled or a cavity filled? Forget the dentist. A number of states are allowing or considering letting "dental therapists," professionals with a lower level of training, do the job.

In dozens of countries and a handful of U.S. states, dental therapists also sometimes called advanced dental hygiene practitioners help fill gaps in access to oral care for low-income, elderly and disabled people, and in rural areas where few dentists practice, according to many public health advocates.

In Massachusetts, a group that lobbies on behalf of dentists has for the first time signaled a willingness to embrace the concept, though its proposal is viewed as unnecessarily restrictive by sponsors of a competing bill in the Legislature.
 
Source URL: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/theyre-not-dentists-would-you-let-them-fill-your-cavities

Speaking as the son of a dentist.....NO.

[GtHawk]

Just had a new knee installed, so my answer isn't no, it's hell no! Any trip to a even a fully trained and licensed dentist is now considered a risky proposition and I must take antibiotics prior to any dental work so I won't risk going to Bobby or Sue who just got there diploma from the local ROP.