Several years ago I was very active in helping to structure the proposals which
lead to the current regulations. The proposals were carefully crafted to both
protect the public and to address access to care in underserved areas of the
state. Many hours were invested by qualified dentists in consultation with
registered hygienists; that is why the regulations are the way they are.
Allowing the use of high speeds by anyone other than a licenced dentist to cut
human tissues constitutes far too great a risk to the public. One of the
published comments from a non-registered user agrees with this but also
includes an exception for "correcting high spots on restorations". The lack of
comprehension displayed here by a lay person is understandable. However, it
also illustrates just how damaging this type of thinking could be. After more
than 40 years spent treating TMJ and occlusal problems I cannot think of a
better way to create problems than to have amateurs adjusting the occlusion.
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John A Marino, DDS