Tuesday, November 25, 2003

Absolutely the Best Dentist:
"You must read 'Absolutely the Best Dentist,' a devilishly clever send-up of the 'No Child Left Behind' legislation"

"Did you hear about the new state program to measure the effectiveness of dentists with their young patients?" I said.

"No," he responded. "How will they do that?"

"It's quite simple," I said. "They will just count the number of cavities each patient has at age 10, 14 and 18 and average that to determine a dentist's rating. Dentists will be rated as Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average and Unsatisfactory. That way parents will know which are the best dentists. It will also encourage the less effective dentists to get better," I said. "Poor dentists who don’t improve could lose their licenses to practice in South Carolina."


http://www.aasa.org/publications/sa/2000_06/coltaylor.htm

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