Mary Kay Lady
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on May 28, 2015 19:42:54 GMT
Mine does. Every visit.
I recently had a root canal and was referred out. The endodontist didn't take my blood pressure.
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Post by pretzels on May 28, 2015 19:53:53 GMT
Every time I go to my dentist, they take my BP, even for cleanings.
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Post by lily on May 28, 2015 20:02:37 GMT
My husband just had his BP taken at the periodontist office. First time either of us ever had that happen.
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NoWomanNoCry
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on May 28, 2015 20:02:53 GMT
The one I went to back in 2009 took mine and it was high and he refused to work on me until I got on BP meds.
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TXMary
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Post by TXMary on May 28, 2015 20:15:39 GMT
Yes, every visit. They use the wrist one.
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Post by back to *pea*ality on May 28, 2015 20:19:43 GMT
I have never had that done. I wonder if it is just another charge they rack up for insurance.
Now that we have the high deductible plan (the alternative after Obamacare kicked in), I would question everything.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 20:19:57 GMT
The one I went to back in 2009 took mine and it was high and he refused to work on me until I got on BP meds. I've been to many different dentists over the years. I've had cleanings, deep cleaning, fillings, root canals, etc. without checking bp. If you went to a dentist that didn't check bp, they would have done the work. This is interesting to me. It seems about 50/50 here with who has and haven't had it checked. I wonder if there's some sort of spike in problems doing dental work?
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Post by Zee on May 28, 2015 20:20:26 GMT
I've never had it checked at the dentist.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2015 20:21:10 GMT
I have never had that done. I wonder if it is just another charge they rack up for insurance. Now that we have the high deductible plan (the alternative after Obamacare kicked in), I would question everything. That's a thought also.
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Post by GiantsFan on May 28, 2015 20:24:05 GMT
Never.
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Post by stittsygirl on May 28, 2015 20:27:18 GMT
Yes, every time, the upper arm one.
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Post by scrapaddie on May 28, 2015 21:49:54 GMT
I have never had it done at a regular dental visit
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Post by fwscrapper on May 28, 2015 22:03:49 GMT
Yes, they take it at every visit.
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Post by Sharon on May 28, 2015 23:16:26 GMT
Only since we've been in TX. They didn't do it in OK.
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Post by alittleintrepid on May 28, 2015 23:21:12 GMT
I've never had my BP taken in the dentists office but I've never had serious dental work either.
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Post by KelleeM on May 28, 2015 23:29:30 GMT
Nope. I saw an endodontist two years ago for a root canal and they didn't either.
And I've seen lots of different eye specialists over the last 5 years and they've never taken it.
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Post by snappinsami on May 28, 2015 23:52:59 GMT
It was funny... I saw this post earlier and thought, nope, never had that happen. Then I went to the dentist this afternoon (my first time at this practice), and the hygienist took my BP before she started with everything else. I mentioned it (and this post) to the dentist and she said that she's always done it because the mouth is an integral part of the body's systems. It's the same reason that she checks patients' throats as well as their mouths. Who knew...?
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Post by lorieann13 on May 29, 2015 0:00:07 GMT
Yes, for the past 3 years my dentist has taken my bp.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on May 29, 2015 0:26:23 GMT
Mine takes it at every visit. They annoy me by taking it on the right wrist when the machine is designed to read off the left wrist. They do not care when I point this out.
I think they take it because in some cases, a patient may not routinely see a physician. Since they now know poor dental health can be related to other ailments (most notable is heart disease, I think), I assume that this is an additional screening tool/test they can use in case they're not sure whether to tell someone to go see a doctor.
Although I went to a different practice for my ortho work, and they did NOT take it.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on May 29, 2015 0:27:13 GMT
I have never had that done. I wonder if it is just another charge they rack up for insurance. Now that we have the high deductible plan (the alternative after Obamacare kicked in), I would question everything. It's never been billed separately by my dentist OR, for that matter, my doctor.
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Post by seikashaven on May 29, 2015 0:29:32 GMT
Mine does.
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Post by Peamac on May 29, 2015 0:32:12 GMT
I went in for a cleaning/checkup once and they checked my blood pressure. I even got a talking-to about it since it was a little on the high side. I hadn't been there before and had a little trouble finding them, so I was rushed when I got there.
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NoWomanNoCry
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on May 29, 2015 0:32:47 GMT
The one I went to back in 2009 took mine and it was high and he refused to work on me until I got on BP meds. I've been to many different dentists over the years. I've had cleanings, deep cleaning, fillings, root canals, etc. without checking bp. If you went to a dentist that didn't check bp, they would have done the work. This is interesting to me. It seems about 50/50 here with who has and haven't had it checked. I wonder if there's some sort of spike in problems doing dental work? Yeah that was the first and only time that happened to me. I'm nervous about going to a denist anyways so my BP being up wasnt a surprise. Being overweight didn't help either but Im still working on that lol.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2015 0:48:01 GMT
Never on a million years!!! Maybe it's a US thing? Didn't in Japan either.
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Post by chaosisapony on May 29, 2015 0:51:08 GMT
Yes, the last time I went in for a routine cleaning. It pissed me off. The hygienist obviously did not know how to use the equipment and kept getting a low reading. She was all a flutter "OMG, your blood pressure is REALLY low! Are you under the care of a doctor? Do you feel faint???" I assured her I felt fine and asked her to take the reading again. She did and this time it was "OMG it's REALLY high!!!"
Fucking ridiculous waste of time. I am well aware of what my blood pressure runs and I am not here paying you (cash patient) to discuss my blood pressure with a dental hygienist that quite obviously has little to no knowledge or training in how to operate or read the equipment. Shut the eff up and clean my damn teeth.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2015 1:29:05 GMT
I broke a molar on Father's Day a couple of years ago and had to go to an emergency dental center. For the first time ever at a dentist office, my blood pressure was taken. It was 200/100 and they refused to work on my tooth. Cited possible massive blood loss.
To get my tooth taken care of, I had to go to the doctor (which I had avoided doing for quite a few years) to diagnose me and get my BP down. It turned out renal stenosis was the cause of my sky-high BP.
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Post by txdancermom on May 29, 2015 1:37:39 GMT
My dentist has, but I won't let them anymore because every time they do, they leave bruises on my arm. I don't know what they are doing wrong, but I refuse on the regular visits.
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Post by 2peafaithful on May 29, 2015 3:10:15 GMT
Yes, every time I go.
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Post by stampinbetsy on May 29, 2015 3:13:01 GMT
My dentist has been doing it for several years. This last time I went for a cleaning, they gave me a questionnaire to fill out which apparently assesses your risk for sleep apnea.
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Post by gavinsmom on May 29, 2015 3:16:49 GMT
It's especially important when giving anesthetic. But it's really just a screening tool. Heart disease is strongly linked to periodontal disease. Your mouth is the 'gateway' to the rest of your body. In order to effectively treat any one part of your body..we need to know the health status of the rest of your body
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