Hi,
Can you ask your brother what his terms of NHS service are, ie what hours
per he is obliged to be available for his patients?
I always tell my pts to phone their dentist immediately and ask for a same
day appt - thing is many pts don't actually know what to do! ie that they
can use their dentist for dental problems.
BW's
John Perkins
>
> In a message dated 09/04/98 09:20:46 GMT, you write:
>
> << As soon as the Pt mentions toothache I tell them I'm a Dr
> and know nothing of dentistry and suggest they find a dentist. No
> painkiller, No advice, just slope shoulders and tell them to complain to
> their dentist.
>
> Am I in breach of my T.O.S.?
>
> Rob
> >>
>
> I don't think so. I adopt a similar tack with my patients if I'm sure
they
> have a primary dental problem and not, say, referred pain from maxillary
> sinusitis.
> Thing is, by the time you've checked out their symptoms thoroughly and
made a
> diagnosis you've already wasted 10minutes! :-(
> If I'm feeling generous, I tell them that my knowledge of dentistry is
limited
> to the three P's:
>
> Penicillin
> Pain killers and
> P*ss off and see a dentist :-)
>
>
> Jeremy Sager
> GP
> Leeds
> oh.... and I forgot to mention, my brother's a dentist. :-))
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