@elduvelle@neuromatch.social#Dentist -related question, if given the choice with "amalgam" fillings or "white" fillings which one is better? 🦷
I would ask a dentist but since they get more money for using the white filling they don't seem completely unbiased..
@jerome@jasette.facil.servicesDentist receptionist always think my whole life revolves around going to the dentist, especially when it's just a non-urgent cleaning.
"Dentist isn't available next week, can you come tomorrow"
-No
"What time are you available tomorrow?
-I am not available tomorrow
"When can you make yourself available tomorrow"
I HAVE A JOB I CANT GO
Jeez
@kurtsh@mastodon.social"I think the public knows the [DENTAL] game is rigged. I just don't think they know how badly it's rigged."
Private equity-owned dental support orgs like "Aspen Dental" & "Heartland Dental" have a massive conflict of interest.
▶️ I’m A #Dentist. Here’s How You’re Being Scammed. - More Perfect Union
@cdarwin@c.imIf Other Jobs Were Like a U.S. Senator’s:
“You are at the dentist’s office.
No one has seen or heard from the dentist in months, but he’s been making stock trades.”
https://kottke.org/26/07/0049331-if-other-jobs-were-like-a
@khalidabuhakmeh@mastodon.socialTooth Integrity back up to 100% (all while getting roasted by my dentist)
@timjan@social.linux.pizza"if you enjoyed your dental visit, please review..."
Enjoy is a slightly strong word. I'd rather go to the dentist than, say, poke my eyes with a rusty fork, but to jump from that to "enjoy"... I evaluate that conditional to "False".
@pkraus@berlin.socialSo now I know why the dentist tells you not to eat for a while after having an anesthetic: three hours later, I managed to chew up my lower lip at lunch so bad, it looks like I got botox injections. The cake was good though. Fkn worth it baby.
@elduvelle@neuromatch.socialHi all, since I've just discovered all this information about how to properly take care of one's teeth (had to recently go to dentist, for some reason we are not really taught this in France) I thought I would share the knowledge, if you know better, please correct me!
What should you do to take care of your teeth at any age:
@david@boles.xyzPreventative Medicine, or the Manufacture of Patients?
There is a sentence every American patient has heard at the dentist's chair, the cardiologist's office, the primary-care visit, and the pharmacy counter. It arrives in a tone of grave responsibility: We caught this early. What follows is a crown, an echocardiogram, a statin, a stress test, a referral, a follow-up appointment, and a copay. The word "preventative" has come to function as a moral shield around a…
