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> Laser bacterial reduction (LBR) is just one example of the many high-stakes medical decisions Whether or not to drop $400 is not a "high-stakes medical decis
by petesergeant 5y ago
> Laser bacterial reduction (LBR) is just one example of the many high-stakes medical decisions
Whether or not to drop $400 is not a "high-stakes medical decision". Also, expecting Google to give you high-quality medical advice when your actual, licensed, trained dental hygienest is not is asking a lot of a search engine.
Personally I've found sticking "examine.com" on the end of most results to be very useful for anything supplement-related, and "reddit.com" as a suffix pretty good for anything else.
- notamy 5y ago> Whether or not to drop $400 is not a "high-stakes medical decision". This just feels out-of-touch. $400 on a medical decision is a MASSIVE choice for many people -- it could be the difference between whether not they eat.
- jcranberry 5y agoIt could be a high stakes decision but perhaps not necessarily a high stakes medical decision?
- gumby 5y agoThe point is that by framing it as a medical decision they change the calculation, pushing it ahead of other important things the patient might spend on.
- Karawebnetwork 5y agoIt's still a laser focused at your gums based on limited studies. What if this ends up creating health issues? Looking at some studies on risks for that procedure, there's small issues like itching sensations that last for days but also more serious issues like badly fitted eye protection that could potentially end up causing blindness. All medical decisions are high stakes, even if they don't end up working. Even without effects and side effects, the confidence from the laser could mean the author stops flossing for example. Think sugar pills and homeopathy. If you end up trusting that the useless pill prevents cancer, you might stop going to your cancer screening appointments. It can also become very costly if the procedure is then added to all other appointments. In an economy 64% of the population lives paycheck to paycheck, this can open a can of worms when presented as a mandatory (or strongly encouraged) procedure.
- petesergeant 5y agoI guess I tend to consider "high-stakes" in the context of medicine to mean life-or-death, and not prophylactic pre-gingivitis treatments.
- mort96 5y agoOk it's not life or death so it's not high-stakes to you, but it's about whether to get treatment to prevent your teeth from falling out. Whether or not to ignore your doctor's suggested treatment for that is certainly something I'd consider high stakes.
- mannykannot 5y agoA one-time, or even recurring, payment of $400 may not be a high-stakes financial decision (though for too many people it is), but there is quite a lot at stake medically in choosing dental and periodontal care and treatment. I appreciate your suggestions for improving search results.
- acheron 5y ago> Also, expecting Google to give you high-quality medical advice when your actual, licensed, trained dental hygienest is not is asking a lot of a search engine. This is true. > and "reddit.com" as a suffix pretty good for anything else. LOL. Our definitions of "high quality" are apparently different.
- elcomet 5y agohigh quality here means "genuine", ie discusions made by real humans and not corporate advertising.
- cyberlurker 5y agoUnfortunately Reddit discussions can be made to look genuine when they are really corporate advertising.
- darknavi 5y agoCertainly, although I find subject-based subreddits are a lot less tolerant of a lot of that BS.
- cyberlurker 5y agoI don’t have a source off hand but I definitely read an article about how Mods are routinely contacted by advertisers. I’m not saying every subreddit is a bunch of corporate shills but we are basically trusting unpaid volunteers to not take payments to look the other way.
- oversocialized 5y ago
- dzhiurgis 5y agoI’m big fan of medscape. Friend who is a doctor recommended years ago.