Can i trust a dental school?

I read in several yahoo answer posts that dental schools perform procedures for a much lower price. I'm wondering if anyone has had good/bad experiences. I need to get surgery to replace my receded gums, i think it's called grafting.





thanks

Can i trust a dental school?
Yes, but make sure its an accredited dental school with teachers supervising the students who will be "learning by doing" when they treat you
Reply:Yes, They are a Great Place to have your Dental Work Done, as these are learning schools they charge much less!
Reply:A dental school is good because they have the teacher as well as the students there to make sure that nothing goes wrong. They would be helping you with a low payment and you would be helping them as well. It is one hand washes the other type of deal. It is not bad at all.
Reply:forget the surgery......just get some good skoal chawin tobacco and relax, hombre
Reply:Be prepared to spend a few hours in the chair. With the possibility of multiple appointments, in order to complete the procedure. So that being said, you have to be a very patient, patient. All in all this is defienitly the way to go for quality, supervised, low cost dental work.


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Reply:they are learning. must hope u get a good student. well u get what u pay for.
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Reply:Get Dental Surgery done in India. Dental surgery is very cheap in India.There is one company that is very famous in India that arranges Dental surgery for foreigners in India.They are called the Forerunners Healthcare.I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and about their patient stories.





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Reply:I'm a dentist.





Yes you can. Especially in your case.





The kind of work you need will almost certainly be performed by a resident (i.e. a recent dental school graduate doing a residency in periodontics). He/she will be under the supervision of an attending periodontis.





For routine work, you'd get a dental student, and indeed the quality of work can vary. However, dental students are also closely supervised by attending doctors who can jump-in when something needs to be corrected.





The downside? Expect to spend more time in the chair. Everyone works more slowly in dental school.