Jacob Clark

University of Louisville Dental Student and WKU alum

[Jacob Clark @jakeclark543]

@ALoraldental_08 read journals and research articles, stay up on CE courses, get in contact with dentists in your area. Lots of resources

[Jacob Clark @jakeclark543]

@nellie_gannon rare outcomes should be discussed as well but sometimes that doesn't happen. It's the best way to cover yourself

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@dlchristiansen3 I agree, you have to walk a line but sometimes it's difficult

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@ZachSmithUofL18 I'm not saying we have to have the latest tech. I'm saying we need to be aware of diff techniques and latest info for care

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@carutk01 will you review every note written in your office or trust your staff with documentation?

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@Court_Fletcher the goal is to give the patient the best care reasonably possible. I don't have to know everything. Who does?

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@Zach_Vande research journals, internet, CE courses, and seminars. There are multiple outlets that ppl can use to better educate themselves

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HC providers owe their patients to stay current on procedures and technology so they can provide the best care available #dentpractprobs

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@TysonGrose I wasn't affected but I can see how this would affect other ppl. My eyes have been opened to access to care and it's consequence

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@TysonGrose rural areas don't always have the greatest care options. Many ppl traveled further for better care. But poorer ppl can't.

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@lmmomb01 yes among other reasons. Ability to pay for reasonable food (not fast food), exercise, access to care, and environmental factors

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@TrevorBybee yeah the statistics were shocking. And honestly there are so many things that need to change to decrease that stat

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@djwils09 what factors play into that?

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@rheinz_57 I agree with that statement. What correlation did you find?

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@wmthuong how significantly does it increase their life expectancy?

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@VDixonULSD maybe sports is a good outlet, or any hobby to relieve stress. Exercise is the best IMO but I also like playing music.

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@Zach_Vande I think it would help but there are also environmental and social factors to consider (smoking, fitness,alcohol,etc)

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@wmthuong living paycheck to paycheck, job instability, virtually no savings, and trying to provide for the entire family on low income

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It reverses the conventional way of thinking that the CEO has the greatest risk of disease. It's actually the lower person on the totem pole

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The middle class is hit hard by the wealth/health gradient. As you decrease wages, disease risk increases. Different stressors #whitehall