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Posted Tue, 05/13/2008 - 04:37 by admin

 

ForeignTrainedDentists.Org is a social network which aims to promote integration of international / foreign trained dentists living in America. The current road map for foreign trained dentists to practice in the United States serves as a brick wall. ForeignTrainedDentists.Org calls for foreign dentists and their patients, dental reform organizations, American dentists, politicians, insurance companies, and foreign dental schools to unite in pursuing this cause. Our hopes are to contribute to an American society with so many gaps in dental care that can be fulfilled by fully qualified foreign trained dentists living in America.

IF YOU ARE A FOREIGN TRAINED DENTIST LIVING IN THE U.S. PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT ON YOUR IDEAS FOR HOW WE SHOULD BUILD THIS SITE. I see we've already gotten hits from Utah and Maryland. You will be asked a simple math question so we can make sure you are a human commenting and not a Internet Robot :).  See this blog for my initial ideas: http://www.cognitivemetaphors.com/foreigntraineddentists.  I've been talking to a lot of people with a lot of good ideas. I like to do the problem justice by capturing the ideas of everyone in the same situation in a comprehensive, well maintained community website.

** UPDATE 01/30/2011 - A friend and I will be working on a new feature or standalone site that will be a marketplace for foreign trained dentists living in the United States to find jobs as dental assistants. It's a practical step towards the reality of having to make a living and at the same time pursuing US requirements that are difficult at best to surmount. Perhaps if we start with this step together, we can bring attention to the riduculousness of the situation. If anyone is interested in being test users, helping with requirements gathering, or doing research on how dental assistants get jobs in different parts of the country, I'd be happy for the help and to take in your inputs. Email me at acgarcia21@yahoo.com if you are. **

Read the comments attached to this article from people who are currently in this situation.

Second Opinions On Dental X-Rays?

Posted Fri, 03/27/2009 - 21:01 by admin

Is it illegal to give an opinion on a dental X-ray? Say your dentist says you need a root canal? It might be helpful to know that three foreign trained dentists agree that you:

  • Don't need to do it right now.
  • Don't need it.
  • Need to do it immediately. Perhaps we can get collect some history over the Internet of folks that also had root canals at your particular dentist.

Does it matter if the dentist is living in another country where they are fully licensed or fully licensed in another country and living in the United States?

Run A Practice Without Practicing.

Posted Sat, 03/07/2009 - 06:59 by admin

I met Sandhya Suresh who found the site on one of the search engines. Sandhya happened to live by me. He's an Indian national living in the U.S. with his wife who works in IT. Back home. Sadhya has two endodontic clinics which he is running remotely from abroad. In the U.S., he's looking to study for the ADA Part I exam but also pursuing other business ventures that would yield shorter term income. It was great meeting Sandhya and hope to collaborate with him on ideas over the forseeable future.

More Positive Stories Than This Please!

Posted Fri, 12/26/2008 - 11:07 by admin

Happy Holidays everyone. I gave my daughters a Wii and Wii Fit for Christmas. Wii has a newsfeed on it that takes national news from the internet via a WiFi connection. Guess what one of the articles on Christmas day was about?

A foreign trained dentist name Carlos Flores was caught running a dental clinic in Peekskill, NY in his kitchen. On top of this, Carlos claims to be a licensed orthodontist in Ecuador. You can find the article here. When I was a kid growing up in a Filipino community in the 1970s, I vaguely remember visiting a Filipino dentist in his home. Not sure if he was licensed or not or who he was. Within our own cultural communities, we would go to these folks. Their reputations would be passed on by word of mouth. Never had a problem.

Dr. David Sarment

Posted Wed, 12/17/2008 - 01:11 by admin

These minutes from a NJ State Dental Board reveal a denial of license to a French DDS with US perio training, licensed in Michigan.

www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/dentistry/minutes/den317.htm

 

2005 Kansas Institute Health Study Recommends Provisional Licenses Citing A Maryland Program

Posted Sun, 12/07/2008 - 00:02 by admin

This link was found by googling: "kansas health institute dental reform foreign"

http://www.khi.org/resources/Other/45-0501DentalreportFINAL.pdf

 

The paper talks about a program in Maryland that allows foreign trained dentists to practice in Federal Health Centers. The Kansas Health Institue suggests a similar program be implemented in Kansas.

 

Connecticut May Have Less Restrictions.

Posted Sat, 12/06/2008 - 22:22 by admin

I came across this link again searching google for "dental reform grants foreign dentists"

Link: www.ctappleseed.org/communications/fall2005.pdf

Legislative Success Opens Connecticut's Doors to Foreign-Trained Dentists

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