fugeri,
This assistant needs to be licensed to prescribe medication. I am a licensed dental assistant for over 30 years and I have no authority to prescribe meds without a doctors permission. If I see a surgical patient for a post op and there is any indication of an infection anywhere near the surgery, I would call in the doctor to evaluate it.
Yes, I think it would be wise to see a dentist for proper evaluation of this infection.
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by fugeri
I've refrained until last night. I was freaking out a little so I smoked to calm down. Other then that nothing.
I'd imagine the assistant/receptionist has some kind of power because she called in the prescription and wrote me more for pain meds if needed. I dunno what exactly her titled is, but she said shes been doing this for 15 years.
Now I should have been clear, she meant there was no infection on my gum lines/tooth, so the infection is in the extraction site as to thats where the pus is coming from. She looked in my mouth though and said everything is looking fine. To just keep taking the antibiotics and the lump should go down. She said she consulted with the Dr this morning as well.
Now this lump is not necessarily on my jaw bone, but in my cheek by the jaw line. Do you still think I should go and see the on call dentist to get a second opinion?
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