The College of dentists and stomatologists of Madrid (COEM) help patients to detect the professional intrusion.
el COEM has done a Decalogue directed to patients so that they can identify a quality oral care.
-The COEM wants to transmit this message within the framework of the world day of oral health that is celebrated every September 12
Madrid, September 2012.- on the occasion of the celebration of the world day of the oral health, the College of dentists and stomatologists of Madrid (COEM) has made a Decalogue to help the patient identify quality care.
To Dr. Ramon Soto-Yarritu Quintana, President of the COEM, “the goal is avoid professional intrusion and promote quality in the interests of patient care”. So it is important to make you part of our work and which can help us to detect and report potential fraud or malpractice ”.
The crisis, the professional intrusiveness and bad practices in dental
The situation of crisis that we are experiencing originates in some cases carried out bad practices with the aim of profit at the expense of mislead patients of secretly ”, notes Dr. Ramon Soto-Yarritu Quintana.
The Commission of the professional exercise of the COEM is developing a hard and effective work in this regard, reporting regulations, and initiating appropriate action in each case. Practices of professional intrusion are being investigated to proceed judicially against them have been reported during 2012.
In addition, misleading and unfair advertising situations to which the COEM has undertaken various actions, as it is the case of the campaign of Hector found make peace with the dentist ”, also denounced by associations, as FACUA consumers in action and considered by self-control as misleadingdiscriminatory and degrading ”.
Decalogue to identify a quality oral care
1. The Association is mandatory, why if you apply it to your dentist, should give you his number of collegiate
there are people who pretend to be dentists, however, do not have the qualifications or training suitable for exercise. Know your number will allow you to check that it is entitled and has officially
2-requires that it be a dentist who diagnose your oral pathology.
The dentist is the only person qualified to make a diagnosis and prescribe a treatment
3-it is normal that your controller is always the same dentist, if it is not, you can ask for it to be
in some cases, the constant change of the professional serving you can assume there is a fixed and coordinated teama worse care and even a professional fraud
4-requires that it be a dentist which personally explain you the treatment ranging to from the beginning, as well as its duration and the necessary tests
there is risk in some queries that have commercial you are advising new treatments and cause as well an overtreatment – and therefore an unnecessary expense-
5.-is dentist which should inform you of the price the treatment on a budget (although it is approximate) and its final invoice, and not a commercial non-profession.
The dentist is the person responsible and qualified to perform your treatment, so this must conform to a criterion never commercial and medical
6.-is important that your dentist offers you a friendly and close treatment, and you see in the someone in whom you can place your confidence and your oral health
dealing with the patient is an essential aspect in the oral care, so don’t hesitate to ask and inform your dentist of your doubts or fears
7.-requires measures of basic hygiene and sterilization, do not allow your oral health is in slight conditions
there are binding rules of hygiene, failure to do so can cause serious problems for your health
8-requires that it be a dentist who personally handle the denture in your mouth
Although there are other professionals involved in your treatment, there are certain practices that can only the dentist
9-don’t be influenced by advertising and free treatments safely them will end up paying
on many occasions there are why misleading advertising practices must require to explain you all conditions of the treatment or service before it
10.-do not believe in the guaranteed treatments of lifetime, or your own teeth have that assurance
is not possible to guarantee a treatment forever, why also is important to go to a review at least once a year
from the College of dentists and stomatologists in the Region I (COEM) want to help you identify quality dental care. We are here to help you. If you have any questions call the phone 91 561 29 05.
On the COEM
The College of odontologists and stomatologists of the 1st Region ( COEM ), founded in 1930, is a corporation of public law with legal personality itself and full capacity for the fulfilment of its purposes, which is governed by the law of professional schools and their own statutes. The territorial scope of the College comprises the community of Madrid and the provinces of Ãvila, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Toledo. Since 1981 it has its registered office in number 32 of the Vitruvio Street in Madrid. It currently has more than 7,000 members.
