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J Am Dent Assoc, Vol 132, No 2, 146.
© 2001 American Dental Association
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LETTERS

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I appreciate hearing Dr. Jensen’s beliefs on this concept. It is obvious that many dental and other medical treatments are elective. However, the typical practicing dentist can usually differentiate between those items that are necessary and those that can wait.

In my own practice, I treat those things that I would want treated in my own mouth. Certainly that would be true of any other medical condition in the body. We can wait until a skin lesion turns into overt cancer, or we can treat it before that time.

I appreciate Dr. Jensen’s thoughts on the subject and trust that our views are quite similar.



Gordon J. Christensen, D.D.S., M.S.D., Ph.D.
Provo, Utah



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