Dentists Administering Botox Treatments
By Erin O'breen
Botox injections are administered by trained personnel in cosmetic surgery to improve one's appearance, be it for personal reasons or for medical reasons. Performing Botox injections should be done by a doctor in most cases, as the standards that are required to deliver these injections are very strictly enforced. Injections may also be delivered by other certified medical professionals like nurses, when a doctor is supervising.
Inquiries have been made as of late about botox injections that are prescribed and delivered by a dentist. State laws are part of what determines the answer to these questions, among other things.
We will examine this in closer detail.
What are the issues?
The proper training must be taken, as dentists who deliver botox are bound by the same guidelines as other medical personnel. Granted botox injections are hardly similar to complex heart surgery, but it is still necessary to understand the intricate details of the human anatomy to produce the desired results. With injections such as these, there are sometimes side effects, and they can only be properly dealt with by a highly trained expert.
Basically, when the necessary training is completed a dentist should be approved for botox injection treatments and of course, prescribing the treatments. .
Dentists and botox injections
The prescription and administration of botox treatments are allowed by dentists in the majority of the United States. Botox injection procedure is not the same as cosmetic injections of other kinds. For example, the Dental Board of California allows dentists to inject botox to diagnose and treat myofascial conditions that form a part of a dental treatment plan. A dentist can not legally administer botox treatments for conditions that are of the cosmetic variety. Doing so requires a privilege under the Facial Cosmetic Surgery Permit. Botox injection procedures in Georgia require that facial anatomy and specific methods be learned in a 21 hour long course that the board has approved.
More recently, the Massachusetts Board of Dentistry approved dentists who have had practical training in cosmetic injection treatments to administer botox and fillers for cosmetic purposes.
It is evident that rules are different between states, and it is always worthwhile checking whether it is okay as a dentist to inject botox in patients. But overall, it appears that there is a growing trend of approving dentists to now inject botox for cosmetic purposes.
The controversy
Some debate is happening presently for and against dentists being approved to cosmetically treat patients using botox injections. This subject has been argued lately with some stating on medical forums that dentists lack the necessary knowledge about facial anatomy, and that only plastic surgeons should perform it. This concurs with some of the state board's guidance of dentists only using botox for dental related procedures.
Dentists, on the other hand, have a different opinion, they say that their understanding of maxillofacial and facial anatomy is highly advanced, making them qualified to administer botox, as much or more so than some doctors. The argument will likely be ongoing over the next several years, until it is resolved.
Synopsis
As more people are in the market for this type of procedure, the medical field is looking for new ways to meet the needs of patients who would like botox injections. The restrictions by state boards for delivering botox are being updated all the time, and dentists are now being sought out to perform the injections.
Inquiries have been made as of late about botox injections that are prescribed and delivered by a dentist. State laws are part of what determines the answer to these questions, among other things.
We will examine this in closer detail.
What are the issues?
The proper training must be taken, as dentists who deliver botox are bound by the same guidelines as other medical personnel. Granted botox injections are hardly similar to complex heart surgery, but it is still necessary to understand the intricate details of the human anatomy to produce the desired results. With injections such as these, there are sometimes side effects, and they can only be properly dealt with by a highly trained expert.
Basically, when the necessary training is completed a dentist should be approved for botox injection treatments and of course, prescribing the treatments. .
Dentists and botox injections
The prescription and administration of botox treatments are allowed by dentists in the majority of the United States. Botox injection procedure is not the same as cosmetic injections of other kinds. For example, the Dental Board of California allows dentists to inject botox to diagnose and treat myofascial conditions that form a part of a dental treatment plan. A dentist can not legally administer botox treatments for conditions that are of the cosmetic variety. Doing so requires a privilege under the Facial Cosmetic Surgery Permit. Botox injection procedures in Georgia require that facial anatomy and specific methods be learned in a 21 hour long course that the board has approved.
More recently, the Massachusetts Board of Dentistry approved dentists who have had practical training in cosmetic injection treatments to administer botox and fillers for cosmetic purposes.
It is evident that rules are different between states, and it is always worthwhile checking whether it is okay as a dentist to inject botox in patients. But overall, it appears that there is a growing trend of approving dentists to now inject botox for cosmetic purposes.
The controversy
Some debate is happening presently for and against dentists being approved to cosmetically treat patients using botox injections. This subject has been argued lately with some stating on medical forums that dentists lack the necessary knowledge about facial anatomy, and that only plastic surgeons should perform it. This concurs with some of the state board's guidance of dentists only using botox for dental related procedures.
Dentists, on the other hand, have a different opinion, they say that their understanding of maxillofacial and facial anatomy is highly advanced, making them qualified to administer botox, as much or more so than some doctors. The argument will likely be ongoing over the next several years, until it is resolved.
Synopsis
As more people are in the market for this type of procedure, the medical field is looking for new ways to meet the needs of patients who would like botox injections. The restrictions by state boards for delivering botox are being updated all the time, and dentists are now being sought out to perform the injections.
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