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Can a general surgeon pull teeth?

Can a general surgeon pull teeth?

First of all the division is not absolute. It is on certain premises. For example, you say surgery and dentistry. Theoretically major categories of major surgery are in there. Let's say a trauma hits a tooth. Find a dentist or a surgical surgeon? Definitely to the surgical surgeon, depending on the circumstances to pull a tooth is no problem. But if you want a dental treatment, you have to go to a dentist.

No. Pulling teeth requires more specialized knowledge.

The hospital has internal and external gynecology, pediatrics and five senses, which is divided into eye, ear, nose and throat, stomatology, stomatology is divided into stomatology and oral surgery, tooth extraction belongs to the Department of Stomatology.

No. Dentistry has a special accreditation for the practice of medicine.

If the doctor can pull teeth, there is no need to set up a special dental department, the profession has a specialization or to find a professional doctor.

No, tooth extraction must be carried out by dental professionals, surgeons extracting teeth belongs to the scope of practice. Dentistry and clinical medicine is originally two different specialties, the need to obtain the entry qualification is also two different certificates, equal to say that both surgical or internal medicine for stomatology are laymen. So of course the extraction surgeon is not allowed or permitted.

No, the scope of practice does not match and it is an over-practice of medicine

No, medical students are divided into four major categories, namely clinical, Chinese medicine, dental and public health, and they cannot be interchanged

may not

There are specialties in the art, so you must have a carpenter do the work of a mason, yes, but the results may not be what you want!

Tooth extraction may seem like a small thing, but there are actually quite a lot of things to keep in mind! Women who have their teeth extracted should also be aware of their menstrual periods and so on.

In short, let professionals, do professional things to get results you are happy with!

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