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careforteeth
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Hello All,
I have recently moved to Dublin, Ireland from North America, and I have just gone to a new dentist for the first time in over a decade. This was for an initlal check up, and also a 2nd follow up appointment to have an irritating small shard of excess tooth removed from my gum.
My choice of this dentist was based on online research, and things like their several decades of experience, their use of dental technology that seems more modern than in some dental offices here (like radiographs), very postive online reviews, and a clean office. This dentist did what I feel was an excellent job in explaining their findings after an initial exam, and I had overall sense of their professionalism and likeable demeanor which helped me feel less anxious.
My perhaps biggest initlal concern about this denttist is that they did not use loupes to magnify their work. They just used the bright overhead lighting over the chair to look at my teeth. My previous dentist always used loupes.
My question is how much of a significant limitation is it when a dentist does not use loupes, when it comes to the quality of their work? How big of a concern is this for me as a new paitient?
Thank you for this forum, it has been extremely helpful.
I have recently moved to Dublin, Ireland from North America, and I have just gone to a new dentist for the first time in over a decade. This was for an initlal check up, and also a 2nd follow up appointment to have an irritating small shard of excess tooth removed from my gum.
My choice of this dentist was based on online research, and things like their several decades of experience, their use of dental technology that seems more modern than in some dental offices here (like radiographs), very postive online reviews, and a clean office. This dentist did what I feel was an excellent job in explaining their findings after an initial exam, and I had overall sense of their professionalism and likeable demeanor which helped me feel less anxious.
My perhaps biggest initlal concern about this denttist is that they did not use loupes to magnify their work. They just used the bright overhead lighting over the chair to look at my teeth. My previous dentist always used loupes.
My question is how much of a significant limitation is it when a dentist does not use loupes, when it comes to the quality of their work? How big of a concern is this for me as a new paitient?
Thank you for this forum, it has been extremely helpful.