The Whole Tooth : How To Find A Good Dentist, Keep Healthy Teeth, And Avoid The Incompetents, Quacks, And Frauds
Author: Marvin J. Schissel, John E. Dodes
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ISBN: 0312152299
Publisher: St. Martin's Press (15 February, 1997)
Sales Rank: 265,403
Average Customer Rating: 3.25 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 2 out of 5
Funny histrionics, unsupported assertions
At times, this book is hysterical. The authors coin the useful nicknames "Dr. Goodwork," "Dr. Poorwork, "Dr. Fraud," and "Dr. Quack" to describe stereotypical dentists. And I laughed out loud as I read about the toils of Goodwork to save teeth from the evils of mistreatment by Poorwork, and about how managed care forces many Goodworks into the dark abyss of the Poorworks, never to return again.Unfortunately, laughs are the strongest point of this book. The authors spend way too much time lambasting their favorite target, the American Dental Association, and too little time offering proof for their perception that the nation is awash in Poorworks. Though the cover claims to tell us what we must know to find a good dentist, a great deal of the text is a political manifesto. In fact, only the last chapter offers any advice on how to find a good dentist, and it only gives a few paragraphs!
And this book which claims to tell us how to "keep healthy teeth" spends two paragraphs of its two hundred pages discussing dental floss, and offers absolutely no tips on how to floss correctly?
Buy this book if you want a laugh. Don't buy it if you want something useful.
Rating: 1 out of 5
Scare tactics and antiquated views
In my opinion, this book is filled with outdated information and tries to scare patients into avoiding dental advances made over the past 25 years. If these guys ever write a similar book about medical treatment, they will probably recommend leeches and bloodletting for your ailments!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Very pleased to know that these professionals think as I do.
After attending many so-called seminars which pressure dentists into applying high ticket technologies or overstepping our realm(s) of expertise, this book is our conscious. As a professional with the future in mind, baby boomers will be around for a while--so should the fruits of our labor. This book reminds us all of what really matters the most: GOOD WORK.
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