Re: Dental Visit and Referral

[Guest guest]

Way to go Cary! I hope everything goes as well for you Monday, although I

know it will! Doesn't it feel great?

Mia

> I took the plunge and visited the dentist today and explained the

> problems I've been having. She couldn't have been better to me. She

> took the time to phone the Orthodontist she personally would recommend

> me to go to. The only drawback was that his office is over an hour

> away, which isn't very practical. He recommended an orthodontist only

> about 25 minutes away who is working in conjunction with other Orthos

> and Oral Surgeons on a study involving misaligned jaws and sleep

> apnea. The Orthodontist was very happy to take me on as a patient

> because of this.

>

> To make matters even better, my dentist wrote a personal letter to the

> orthodonist and faxed it immediately to explain my situation. I phoned

> the Ortho's office when I got home and they knew exactly who I was

> from the letter she had written. They scheduled me for a consultation

> on July 26, which would be the earliest they could get me in.

> Although, they put me on their cancellation list because I told them I

> was flexible. Well, no more than 5 minutes later they phoned and

> booked me for this coming Monday, June 27.

>

> Needless to say, I'm extremely happy with the service I received from

> my dentist. She took the time to answer all of my questions including

> the most important one: In her opinion, is this the right thing to do

> for practical and medical purposes or does she feel it is purely

> esthetical? She assured me it was the former and not the latter.

>

> Cary

[Guest guest]

Congratulations, Cary! It sounds like you are beginning your

Orthognathic Journey. This is an exciting time for you. It looks

like you and I will be starting at about the same time; I get my

ceramic brackets and spacers in on July 26th and the archwires and

bands (and O-rings) in on August 9th. I'm going to my OMS for my

Orthognathic Surgery consult on July 18th, unless there's a

cancellation for a one-hour appointment. Sounds like you have a

great dentist too. It's important that your dentist supports you in

your decisions; mine definitely thinks I am doing the best thing by

getting my underbite fixed. Let us know how Monday goes. ~ Diane---

In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " Cary Blackburn "

<csblackburn@g...> wrote:

> I took the plunge and visited the dentist today and explained the

> problems I've been having. She couldn't have been better to me. She

> took the time to phone the Orthodontist she personally would

recommend

> me to go to. The only drawback was that his office is over an hour

> away, which isn't very practical. He recommended an orthodontist

only

> about 25 minutes away who is working in conjunction with other

Orthos

> and Oral Surgeons on a study involving misaligned jaws and sleep

> apnea. The Orthodontist was very happy to take me on as a patient

> because of this.

>

> To make matters even better, my dentist wrote a personal letter to

the

> orthodonist and faxed it immediately to explain my situation. I

phoned

> the Ortho's office when I got home and they knew exactly who I was

> from the letter she had written. They scheduled me for a

consultation

> on July 26, which would be the earliest they could get me in.

> Although, they put me on their cancellation list because I told

them I

> was flexible. Well, no more than 5 minutes later they phoned and

> booked me for this coming Monday, June 27.

>

> Needless to say, I'm extremely happy with the service I received

from

> my dentist. She took the time to answer all of my questions

including

> the most important one: In her opinion, is this the right thing to

do

> for practical and medical purposes or does she feel it is purely

> esthetical? She assured me it was the former and not the latter.

>

> Cary

[Guest guest]

Cary,

One of the most important pieces of this whole process, in my humble

opinion, are the doctors. It sounds to me like you are in very good

hands. Congratulations!

All the best as you move forward,

Carol

> I took the plunge and visited the dentist today and explained the

> problems I've been having. She couldn't have been better to me. She

> took the time to phone the Orthodontist she personally would

recommend

> me to go to. The only drawback was that his office is over an hour

> away, which isn't very practical. He recommended an orthodontist

only

> about 25 minutes away who is working in conjunction with other

Orthos

> and Oral Surgeons on a study involving misaligned jaws and sleep

> apnea. The Orthodontist was very happy to take me on as a patient

> because of this.

>

> To make matters even better, my dentist wrote a personal letter to

the

> orthodonist and faxed it immediately to explain my situation. I

phoned

> the Ortho's office when I got home and they knew exactly who I was

> from the letter she had written. They scheduled me for a

consultation

> on July 26, which would be the earliest they could get me in.

> Although, they put me on their cancellation list because I told

them I

> was flexible. Well, no more than 5 minutes later they phoned and

> booked me for this coming Monday, June 27.

>

> Needless to say, I'm extremely happy with the service I received

from

> my dentist. She took the time to answer all of my questions

including

> the most important one: In her opinion, is this the right thing to

do

> for practical and medical purposes or does she feel it is purely

> esthetical? She assured me it was the former and not the latter.

>

> Cary

[Guest guest]

Carol,

Thank you very much. So far it's I've been very fortunate and I will

see how the Ortho is tomorrow after I have a consultation with her.

My thanks to each and every one of you for your support and info.

Cary

> > I took the plunge and visited the dentist today and explained the

> > problems I've been having. She couldn't have been better to me. She

> > took the time to phone the Orthodontist she personally would

> recommend

> > me to go to. The only drawback was that his office is over an hour

> > away, which isn't very practical. He recommended an orthodontist

> only

> > about 25 minutes away who is working in conjunction with other

> Orthos

> > and Oral Surgeons on a study involving misaligned jaws and sleep

> > apnea. The Orthodontist was very happy to take me on as a patient

> > because of this.

> >

> > To make matters even better, my dentist wrote a personal letter to

> the

> > orthodonist and faxed it immediately to explain my situation. I

> phoned

> > the Ortho's office when I got home and they knew exactly who I was

> > from the letter she had written. They scheduled me for a

> consultation

> > on July 26, which would be the earliest they could get me in.

> > Although, they put me on their cancellation list because I told

> them I

> > was flexible. Well, no more than 5 minutes later they phoned and

> > booked me for this coming Monday, June 27.

> >

> > Needless to say, I'm extremely happy with the service I received

> from

> > my dentist. She took the time to answer all of my questions

> including

> > the most important one: In her opinion, is this the right thing to

> do

> > for practical and medical purposes or does she feel it is purely

> > esthetical? She assured me it was the former and not the latter.

> >

> > Cary

[Guest guest]

Cary,

That's what this group is ALL about!

Take care,

Carol

> > > I took the plunge and visited the dentist today and explained

the

> > > problems I've been having. She couldn't have been better to me.

She

> > > took the time to phone the Orthodontist she personally would

> > recommend

> > > me to go to. The only drawback was that his office is over an

hour

> > > away, which isn't very practical. He recommended an

orthodontist

> > only

> > > about 25 minutes away who is working in conjunction with other

> > Orthos

> > > and Oral Surgeons on a study involving misaligned jaws and sleep

> > > apnea. The Orthodontist was very happy to take me on as a

patient

> > > because of this.

> > >

> > > To make matters even better, my dentist wrote a personal letter

to

> > the

> > > orthodonist and faxed it immediately to explain my situation. I

> > phoned

> > > the Ortho's office when I got home and they knew exactly who I

was

> > > from the letter she had written. They scheduled me for a

> > consultation

> > > on July 26, which would be the earliest they could get me in.

> > > Although, they put me on their cancellation list because I told

> > them I

> > > was flexible. Well, no more than 5 minutes later they phoned and

> > > booked me for this coming Monday, June 27.

> > >

> > > Needless to say, I'm extremely happy with the service I

received

> > from

> > > my dentist. She took the time to answer all of my questions

> > including

> > > the most important one: In her opinion, is this the right thing

to

> > do

> > > for practical and medical purposes or does she feel it is purely

> > > esthetical? She assured me it was the former and not the latter.

> > >

> > > Cary