In America????

[Pawsitive Thinking]

There's a little thing here called professionalism.....and it's all too obvious after reading your post that it doesn't exist in your country.
How disgusting.
Wombat

Not one for making sweeping generalisations are you??? I doubt that America is the only country where this has happened, its virtually impossible to get on a dentist list over here unless you want to pay privately...

[wombat2u2004]

Not one for making sweeping generalisations are you??? I doubt that America is the only country where this has happened, its virtually impossible to get on a dentist list over here unless you want to pay privately...

Well I look at that generalisation in the context of the number of people in communities. The more people, the more out of touch these medicos become.
I can imagine in a place like New York, one could live right next door to someone, and never know who they are.
Here, especially where I come from, the communities seem to be a little more closely linked....in fact my daughter goes to school with my family doctor's daughter. So when I go to the doctor, it's almost like visiting a friend.
I can imagine how different that would be in the USA. In fact I know it's different, because I have a neice there who is specialist doctor....her attitude is one of money only, she even admits that she wants no links with her patients other than monetary....I just shake my head at that.
I just cannot understand for the life of me, how these people can live with themselves (they obviously do VERY comfortably), especially the situation at the beginning of this thread. I mean that is nothing short of horrific. Allowing a child to suffer for hours in pain.
Ok....I'll get off my soapbox...lol
Wombat

[JenBKR]

Here, especially where I come from, the communities seem to be a little more closely linked....in fact my daughter goes to school with my family doctor's daughter. So when I go to the doctor, it's almost like visiting a friend.
I can imagine how different that would be in the USA. In fact I know it's different, because I have a neice there who is specialist doctor....her attitude is one of money only, she even admits that she wants no links with her patients other than monetary....I just shake my head at that.

Wow! And where I live, children of doctors don't even go to school!

I wouldn't judge an entire country by one person, meaning your niece. Maybe it's the way she was raised...........