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[randomness]

Anyone have experience of going to Tufts Dental School for a consultation? My dentist is an alum. I'm told my mouth would make an excellent teaching tool.

(I can hear snickering from the peanut gallery even from here.)

I'm looking at http://www.tufts.edu/dental/patient/index.html right now, and emailing a couple of people, but I wonder if anyone might comment on the process.

Thanks, everyone.

(Today's dental appointment was everything I don't want in a consultation: extended and uncomfortable, with the promise of great expense in the future. Thus the comment about how good an example my mouth would be.)

Comments

[qwyneth.livejournal.com]

An important thing to question here is whether you would get discounted or free treatment in exchange for letting them use your mouth as a teaching tool.

[emilymorgan.livejournal.com]

Last summer, when I had no dental insurance, I let them use my mouth as a teaching tool at the University of New Haven dental hygienist school. They were quite thorough, quite friendly, and I learned a lot. It was all free; I even got free x-rays, and I kept them to take to my dentist in NJ. On the other hand, a cleaning and x-rays took probably six hours total, over the course of three mornings. It was definitely the kind of thing one does when one has more time than money.

[nhradar.livejournal.com]

I'm about to head to the Harvard Dental School (though Tufts is closer) for my care. There, at least, the student practice is the cheapest option available.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Yes, I remember your telling me that! It was one of the reasons I thought of it.

(BTW, I got your IM; call me? I have some info on that question.)

[dianec42.livejournal.com]

I'm told my mouth would make an excellent teaching tool.

My periodontist recently had occasion to say, "Wow! I'm going to take some pictures of that." You have my sympathy.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

(And sorry to hear about your periodontal problems. :( )