Last pregnancy I went to a dentist, one that came highly recommended and was a natural/hippy kind of place, and also sort of a spa like atmosphere.. aromatherapy, wax treatments on hands..lol. So, I'm about 14 weeks. They do *x-rays*.. you know, the part of dental care that is most concerning during pregnancy? Thoroughly covered with the lead cape including a wrap around thing for my neck to protect the thyroid. So, I go through all this, sit and wait for the dentist, sit through the exam, only for him to say that he will not replace the filling that had fallen out and was causing me extreme pain without a note from my OB. The man WOULD NOT see reason. I tried to explain that my midwife is an independent care provider, fully licensed by the state, and does not have an OB who she "works under" or in any way affiliated with her practice. Completely unreasonable to go find some random OB to make an appt with, have a prenatal exam, just to get "permission" to have a filling. Eff that! I took my records and my x-rays to a different dentist (one I'd seen before and liked very much, but is just FAR) and they were pretty much aghast that the previous dentist was refusing to treat me. They were like, whoa, no way, we definitely want something like this taken care of asap!
What really baffles me is they're all for doing x-rays, but not the filling. x-rays are the most dangerous part! duh. It was a mercury free office too, so they can't even use that excuse. But man, I was so irate that they disrespected my midwife like that.
Wth?
