Re: Re: put us oldheimers out to pasture?- zulu

[Guest guest]

Hello. I would have to disagree with the age criteria

that you offered in regards for both younger and older

surgeons - given that you threw out the ages of 45 and

55. There is no way to tell based on someone's age

what level they are at. More telling criteria I think

would be training, certification, past cases, and

number of sucessful surgeries perfomed a year. But

hey - that's me.

--- shausuem wrote:

>

> My goodness. I sure hope 55 is not too old. The

> more seasoned the

> OS, the better I think (unless he is just too darn

> old to even do the

> surgery.) My ortho is an older gentlemen and he is

> the best. And my

> OS is late 40's early 50's. He is the best too! I

> love them both

> dearly for fixing my mouth and teeth and am very

> appreciative for all

> they have done for me. If they ever needed

> anything, I would not

> hesitate to assist them in any way I could. They

> are AWESOME!

> Shauna

>

> > >

> > > HI ,

> > >

> > > I consulted 4 orthos, and 2 surgeons.

> > >

> > > Since each charge consultation fee, it got

> costly, but it was

> well

> > > worth satisfying my curiosity...

> > >

> > > I think it would be a great idea if this new

> member, or any new

> > > member, gathered experiences and opinions from

> this forum and

> then

> > > constructed a list of questions for the orthos

> and surgeons... in

> > my

> > > opinion, this is a very effective way of using

> this forum.

> > >

> > > Also, yes, there needs to be a trust level - at

> least for me.

> These

> > > were the qualities i was looking for in an ortho

> and surgeon:

> > >

> > > 1. competent with at least 15 years experience

> and over the age

> of

> > > 45 but under the age of 55

> > > 2. good listener

> > > 3. caring attitude

> > > 4. pragmatic

> > >

> > > By the way, it's good to get 2nd opinions

> because some orthos and

> > > surgeons have varying idea on treatment... i'm

> sure some of the

> > > members here recall a poster named " DWILZEN. "

> One surgeon told

> him

> > > to get the surgery, while the other recommended

> against it...

> that

> > > is why i think it's important to get at least a

> few opinions...

>

>

>

>

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