>Hi Tom,

>>>Staff poorly paid. Why would they care? For minimum wage?
>And in another post you wrote that dentists are taking to much
>money from their patients and that they should lower their fees.
>My question: How shall dentists do in order to raise the saleries
>of the poorly paid staff and at the same time lower their fees?
>You are the mathematician here so; how to solve that equation?
>Hans

>Hi Tom Goodwin

>>>If you have peridontal problems go to a periodontist. I can't BELIEVE
>>>the bad information being passed as "advice" by the practitioners here.
>on my post:
>> >I would suggest a dental hygienist. They are
>> >usually more skilled in this area than dentists .
>You're biting your own tail. You used to be the one who was on the
>side of the weaker part (the patients) and now you're promoting an
>expensive way for the weaker part to get their teeth cleaned.
>Hans

>I wish I'd expressed myself so eloquently. But then I'm just a li'l ole
>country boy.
>I would add that by Tom's logic, the periodontist (or the general dentist)
>is too expensive, and the hygenist is a poorly paid uncaring unqualified
>staff member.
>So who should be performing the cleanings?

>Jeff Genecov
>------------------------------------

>>Hi Tom,

>>>>Staff poorly paid. Why would they care? For minimum wage?
>>And in another post you wrote that dentists are taking to much
>>money from their patients and that they should lower their fees.
>>My question: How shall dentists do in order to raise the saleries
>>of the poorly paid staff and at the same time lower their fees?
>>You are the mathematician here so; how to solve that equation?
>>Hans

>>Hi Tom Goodwin

>>>>If you have peridontal problems go to a periodontist. I can't BELIEVE
>>>>the bad information being passed as "advice" by the practitioners here.
>>on my post:
>>> >I would suggest a dental hygienist. They are
>>> >usually more skilled in this area than dentists .
>>You're biting your own tail. You used to be the one who was on the
>>side of the weaker part (the patients) and now you're promoting an
>>expensive way for the weaker part to get their teeth cleaned.
>>Hans