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> Dentists don’t remove wisdom teeth, they just refer you to an oral surgeon Bit of a meaningless distinction if they're in the same office.
by delecti 5y ago
> Dentists don’t remove wisdom teeth, they just refer you to an oral surgeon
Bit of a meaningless distinction if they're in the same office.
- coryrc 5y agoIn the US, that would be rare.
- lupire 5y agoPointless nitpick, especially because providers pay referral fees.
- cma 5y ago"Payment by or to a physician or health care institution solely for referral of a patient is fee splitting and is unethical. Physicians may not accept: Any payment of any kind, from any source for referring a patient other than distributions of a health care organization's revenues as permitted by law." https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/fee-splitting https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/ethics/fee-splittin...