Short of Dentists, Maine Adds Teeth to Doctors?óÔé¼Ôäó Training

This is an interesting bridge between medical and dental practice:

Dentists are in such short supply in Maine that primary care doctors who do their medical residency in the state are learning to lance abscesses, pull teeth and perform other basic dental skills through a program that began in 2005.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/us/03dentist.html

Dentistry, Medicine | Permalink | 1 Comment | Posted Tuesday, March 3, 2009 by Schiavo, Julie

One Response to Short of Dentists, Maine Adds Teeth to Doctors?óÔé¼Ôäó Training

  1. Knapp, Maureen says:
    Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 4:53 pm

    Whoa! Can they cut my hair as well?

    (A reference to medieval barbers also performing surgery, but you probably knew that.)

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