Editor’s Notes
[This patient had presented in the ED with] dental pain before, he’d kind of taken pain meds, he’d take antibiotics, and had gotten better. And, dental procedures are quite expensive – so you’re starting to look at a couple hundred dollars, and a person who’s working a regular job, that’s kind of a huge hit to the income. So human behavior being what it is, are they doing to actually follow up with a dentist or are they just going to hope that medications work?
– Marc Houston, DO