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January 10, 2007
Did you know there was a war on? In dentistry, I mean?
RDH, a well known journal for dental hygienists, recently published an article called "The Feud between dentists and periodontists". Just the sort of title to attract media attention, and as you might guess, it has done so.
The article is a response to the recent AAP guidelines for appropriate referral of dental patients from general dentists to periodontists. An overview of the guidelines is included in the article, as well as discussion of opinions on the guidelines and how they may differ from common practices.
So, in case you didn't know there was a conflict, here is a link to the original article for you to peruse, and a link to the AAP guidelines.
"The American Academy of Periodontology recently released some guidelines to assist general dentists on referral protocols. Guess what? Some dentists didn’t like the guidelines. How do the AAP guidelines affect you?"
RDH, January 2007, The Feud between dentists and periodontists: http://rdh.pennnet.com/display_article/281618/56/ARTCL/none/none/The-Feud-between-dentists-and-periodontists/
American Academy of Periodontology: Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Periodontal Diseases (2006) J Periodontol 2006;727:1607-1611.
Links: http://www.perio.org/resources-products/posppr3-1.html#2
PDF: http://www.perio.org/resources-products/pdf/management.pdf
Posted by pfa at January 10, 2007 02:25 PM