Overtreatment, Lax Scientific Standards Raise Concerns in Dentistry
Podcast |
KQED's Forum
Publisher |
KQED
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
News Commentary
Politics
Publication Date |
May 21, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:52:33
Chances are a dentist has told you to floss more. But studies from the Cochrane Institute and the American Dental Association have found that many common oral health recommendations such as biannual cleanings, yearly x-rays and flossing have not been verified through scientific research. Forum discusses efforts to steer dentistry toward more evidence-based practices and we'll talk about challenges facing the field, including charges that many dentists overtreat their patients.

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