gates a myth that the poor are not be- ing served due to a shortage of dental healthcare workers. The reality is that access is limited because insufficient monies have been made available to take care of the poor. It is not a prob- lem of a shortage of dental healthcare workers except in the fewest of cases; limited dental access is a function of insufficient funding.
The war is being fought by starting with a known—insufficient funding that limits access to dental care by the poor—and link that with a new concept that will be accepted as true without proof (shortage of dentists). Now, phase two has begun and it presents the myth that we must train minimally qualified, newly defined dental as- sistants to do the job of the dentist be- cause we have such a shortage of these precious clinicians. The myth spreads easily on the back of the truth vector and soon becomes accepted by the public without ever being confirmed.
There simply is not sufficient qual- ity dental data to back up the myth being propagated that we do not have enough dentists to meet the citizen’s needs. Talk to the general dental prac- titioner—they are far from having their schedules saturated. My dental readers, check your “gut.” How often does the old “gut check” fail if reasonable numbers of competent people are can- vassed? My informal canvass tells me that we have a myth being propagated.
There is one concept the public under- stands. If you allow the government to take over a service that free enterprise can provide, the governmental service will be more costly, less comprehensive and less desirable.
“Limited dental access” is a perception managed term; it is a spin. When it pertains to dentist shortages, it is a lie. Get it?
Give private care dentistry a UCR fee that provides even a meager profit margin and our poor populace will get safe, quality dental service that is more cost efficient than any of the govern- ment’s socialist schemes. Overnight, access would be sufficient!
In October 2011, the current MDA Editor, Dr. Robert Brunker, announced his plans to retire. Therefore the MDA formally requests nominations from interested MDA members.
Submission must include your curriculum vitae and two 500-word sample editorials on current topics in the dental profession.
If submission is selected by the Board, candidate must present for an interview at a 2012 board meeting (to be announced).
To learn more about the position visit
www.modental.org/editor or email
editor@modental.org.
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