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On the defense of Maverick, I assume he, in part avoided naming names due to conflict of interest and possible accusations that he is pushing the names of his colleagues. I do agree, that there is no such specialty as nerve damage, however! I have read, a journal of dental practice that was fully accessible written by few authors in Canada back in the day, I could possible find that by googling "dental journals, Canadian" and using phrases such as oral/lingual nerve injury. I think the peer reviewed article focused on the cases of negative consequences of couple procedures, root canals, extractions, and perhaps even injections. So to imply, that there are no doctors who investigate this in Canada, I think is invalid point, it would seem that Canada actually has more open atmosphere (freely accessible journal, I promise a link), and a government that, I assume, funds dental care more and provides support for publications of adverse events. Charlotte, the grass always looks greener on the other side... and while I do agree, that the free marketing and inflow of large amounts of cash has provided US with more MRI, CT scan machines, Canada has it's benefits. You might be forced to wait in line for months to see a specialist, but will not go through bankruptcy because of medical bills. Do you know how horrible it is to be judged by future employers based on the credit history report, which is often ruined just because of incomprehensible amount of medical bills, even if you have insurance, claims get misfiled, not filed at all, and you're left to resolve the financial mess while already being incapacitated to a level where arguing with insurance company over a bill is often traumatic and pain provoking that you avoid it at all cost. I worked for a collection agency, and I remember a couple, an old couple who were in US and had some emergency visit, and I had to call them to request the money, when they heard of the figure, they freaked out, being in their retirement. They were charged 10 times more would they would have been charged in Canada. Who knows, maybe they left Canada due to waiting times and ended up in the ER in the USA... There is no reason to think, however, that Canada is lacking in dental care/knowledge. Please correct me.
I also have honest desire to know how much is an average filling in Canada? Root canal? Not making any point here, this time. Just curiosity. I heard that in Australia, a person received treatment for TMJ for a third of cost of what it would minimally cost in US.
There is some good of dentist/doctors being financial secure to buy equipment, but at the same time, money can ruin judgment...
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