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Being selected as a Top Dentist in the Capital District by one’s peers which appeared in the current issue of CAPITAL MAGAZINE is certainly an honor. What should be the criteria for being considered a “Top Dentist?”
The best clinical dentists in the United States have many things in common:
1. Thousands of hours of Continuing Education
2. They are credentialed by a University or highly regarded, reputable dental organization
3. They publish cases in in print or online
4. They take many photographs of their work and present their work to other dentists and patients
5. They lecture locally, at Universities or at Institutes
6. They are held in high regard by their peers
7. Patients travel great distances to have a highly regarded dentist treat them
8. Are recognized as a mentor for other dentists
So how do the dentists on the Top Dentist list that appeared in Capital District Magazine measure up to the criteria that I mention?
Not so much.
For me, this is problematic because the public may be fooled into thinking that standards exist to be selected to be on “the list.”
Even if Capital District Magazine does not use MY standards or criteria to be included on their list, patients can use my list to help select a new dentist to take care of them.
