Re:The 'Irrational' Way Humans Interact With Dentists
by Perceval on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @10:05PM
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Your scheme only works if the dentist can control for your genetics and veto your daily decisions to drink Coke, eat candy, and 'forget' to floss. But if your daily habits sabotage the efforts of a doctor who sees you only twice a year, the performance based logistics model doesn't really work.
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Re:The 'Irrational' Way Humans Interact With Dentists
by Dove on Tuesday October 12, 2010 @10:19PM
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The auto insurance industry seems to have figured out how to encourage drivers to behave safely. They say, in effect, "Based on what we know of your lifestyle, habits, and past rate of accidents, it will cost you $300/mo for us to assure your access to a functional car."
Don't see why dentistry should be any different. My auto insurance gives me about $8/mo off for having anti-lock brakes. My dentist could give me $X/yr off for brushing. (And he can tell...)
And of course, in general, I'm not trying to sabotoge his efforts. I want to be healthy as much as he wants to be paid. That is, after all, what I'm paying him for. If anything, it encourages him to encourage me to develop healthy habits.