Comments on: Nativism In Dentistry http://healthblog.ncpa.org/nativism-in-dentistry/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Thu, 24 May 2012 21:53:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dr Cakanic - Cosmetic Dentist http://healthblog.ncpa.org/nativism-in-dentistry/comment-page-1/#comment-74631 Dr Cakanic - Cosmetic Dentist Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:00:39 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/nativism-in-dentistry/#comment-74631 Extremely superb article. I just found yuor web blog and wanted to say that I’ve truly really liked browsing the posts. Regardless I will be subscribing on your feed. Extremely superb article. I just found yuor web blog and wanted to say that I’ve truly really liked browsing the posts. Regardless I will be subscribing on your feed.

]]> By: Devon http://healthblog.ncpa.org/nativism-in-dentistry/comment-page-1/#comment-37990 Devon Tue, 06 May 2008 13:18:58 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/nativism-in-dentistry/#comment-37990 Writing in Marginal Revolution, Tyler Cowen commented that he always thought of the dentist as a “as a kind of middle-level manager and salesman” who supervises dental assistants who perform much of the work. Presumably, a higher skilled dental therapist, with the ability to perform unsupervised tasks more complex than those done by dental assistants, would benefit both dentists and patients. Although some dental therapists might choose to compete with dentists, most would likely work for them – making the dental practice more efficient. See Tyler Cowen’s Blog here: http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2008/05/make-dentistry.html Writing in Marginal Revolution, Tyler Cowen commented that he always thought of the dentist as a “as a kind of middle-level manager and salesman” who supervises dental assistants who perform much of the work. Presumably, a higher skilled dental therapist, with the ability to perform unsupervised tasks more complex than those done by dental assistants, would benefit both dentists and patients. Although some dental therapists might choose to compete with dentists, most would likely work for them – making the dental practice more efficient.

See Tyler Cowen’s Blog here: http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2008/05/make-dentistry.html

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