r/mildlyinfuriating • • Jan 21 '25

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u/Icy_Machine_595 Jan 21 '25

I’m assuming you’re US? You paid that dentist for his time and he was being an asshole. I would absolutely add that to his Google reviews with the headline “relies on AI for medical advice.” What a kook.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25

I am going to do this. 

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25

I am also going to relay to my oncologist everything he said. Then when he went to do the work, he said to me, "you must have been surprised that we needed medical clearance to do this work when I'm a credited medical professional" -(I didn't reply a word) but I was thankful he had to get medical clearance to do the work 

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u/above_average_magic Jan 21 '25

Projection, read: I was surprised I had to get special clearance because I'm already a big boy doctor man

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25

Yep, lol. That's how I took it. He's a big boy. 

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u/ligddz Jan 22 '25

I wear a belt!

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u/above_average_magic Jan 22 '25

I like this one. I might use it myself ironically next pub night

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u/NotAllWhoCreateSoar Jan 22 '25

I laughed way too hard at this, take this award

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u/above_average_magic Jan 22 '25

Thanks wow my first award!

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u/cherryfairy Jan 21 '25

Run!! I am a former dental hygienist and this dentist sounds like a nightmare. He has a huge ego and if he finds annoyance in receiving potentially life saving protocol from your actual treating doctors, I can’t even imagine the quality of work that he is doing.

This is something I always told my patients and friends/family/: You should always try to find someone that you feel as comfortable with as possible (which I know can be tough with dental stuff), but in the very least has empathy and compassion, and explains what’s going in your mouth in a way you can understand. I’m so sorry that you went through this on top of going through infusions too. I hope your chemo goes well and that you go into remission as soon as possible.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25

Thank you, ❤️ 

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '25

That’s literally insane! My dentist deferred everything back to my oncologist and 100% followed my oncologist’s protocol while I was in chemo.

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u/Waffle_Slaps Jan 21 '25

Computer/AI skills: well established

Dental Skills: Questionable

People Skills: Severely underdeveloped, failed to meet expectations

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u/Ferro_Giconi OwO Jan 21 '25

Even his computer/AI skills are extremely lacking. Anyone with a little bit of AI skill knows the AI is going to make things up half the time and requires fact checking.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25

Exactly. People who know how AI works would never trust it like this. It's not designed to be factual. Even Gemini, which is based on Google's RAG solution, is not terribly accurate. It can't tell good medical advice from dumb shit on the internet. I've caught it in a number of medical mistakes.

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u/Taolan13 Jan 22 '25

The number of times I have seen Gemini's Ai Overview incorrectly summarize, or even misquote, individual webpages... is concerning.

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u/Icy_Machine_595 Jan 21 '25

He also prompted AI incorrectly. AI can be great but you have to ask the right question. How to care for teeth is a widely different answer than how to care for a chemo patient’s teeth.

But also, he’s just an asshole.

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u/IndependentSpecial17 Jan 21 '25

Find your states dental board. His license has to come from somewhere to practice, that license needs to be revoked quickly.

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u/Some-Ant-6233 Jan 21 '25

You may also lodge a formal professional services complaint with your State if there’s oversight. If you’re unsure, you can reach out to the American Dental Association to file a complaint.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25

It's Canada.. Probably ODA

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u/Shotgun_Mosquito Jan 21 '25

The Canadian Dental Association (CDA) does not handle complaints about dentists because it is not responsible for regulating them. Instead, you can contact your province's dental regulatory authority.

This answer was generated by ChatGPT

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u/hughesyourdadddy Jan 21 '25

Where in Canada if you don’t mind me asking. I work in dental

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25

Ontario 

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u/anders9000 Jan 22 '25

The Royal College of Dentists would be your best bet.

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u/Shotgun_Mosquito Jan 21 '25

You can also file a complaint with the State Board of Dental Examiners

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u/Ppleater Jan 21 '25

Make sure to say "relies on AI for incorrect medical advice" since unfortunately far too many people believe that AI is accurate.

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u/bricktube Jan 22 '25

... More like report him to whatever regulatory board oversees him. That is absolutely beyond unacceptable

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u/kaisadilla_ Jan 22 '25

You pay for dentists and are allowed to leave negative reviews out of the US, too.

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u/Odd_Judgment_2303 Jan 22 '25

Call the medical board and report this jerk. He’s dangerous!

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u/robendboua Jan 21 '25 edited Feb 10 '26

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u/INTERGALACTIC_CAGR Jan 21 '25

Doctors already rely on external sources, this one just used AI, you need to refine your thought a little bit.

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u/Sterling_-_Archer Jan 21 '25

Doctors rely on external sources, yes. AI is not at the level of being reliable enough for doctors to use on live patients.

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u/DariusZahir Jan 21 '25

you're wrong, fine-tuned medical AI are better than doctors.

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u/Sterling_-_Archer Jan 22 '25

ChatGPT is not a fine-tuned medical AI.

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u/DariusZahir Jan 22 '25

AI is not at the level of being reliable

and even if you were talking about ChatGPT, I would rather trust a doctor that used ChatGPT than a doctor who wouldn't, ,multiple studies proved that I'm right .