When does dental work become reportable?

[Sac Arrow]

Routine cleaning? Drill and fill? Root canal? Extraction?

Just curious.

 

[garyb]

Well, the instructions say that routine is not reportable. I would say when surgery is done, it's no longer routine, but that's just my interpretation.

 

[Zeldman]

I never knew I was supposed to report dental work. But I have never had oral surgery.

 

[flyingron]

I reported my oral surgery. Non-issue as far as the AME was concerned.

 

[Jimmy cooper]

You mean normal dental work? I've never reported it nor have I reported abundance of ear wax or dandruff.

 

[Johann]

Ugh, I was writing down all the cleanings to report on my next medical!

 

[NoHeat]

Has there ever been a fatal crash due to bad teeth?

 

[rbridges]

Maybe trauma or a chronic situation that requires treatment with meds.

 

[Kritchlow]

I have had MAJOR dental work done over the years. Too much to list here...
I report everything except routine cleanings. The Feds don't care, but I know I'm covered.

 

[SbestCFII]

That sounds about right...oral surgery under anesthesia.

 

[Geico266]

Ugh, I was writing down all the cleanings to report on my next medical!

If you didn't report them the year they happened you could loose your medical.

 

[Sac Arrow]

I have had MAJOR dental work done over the years. Too much to list here...
I report everything except routine cleanings. The Feds don't care, but I know I'm covered.

That sounds about right...oral surgery under anesthesia.

Sounds reasonable. But what about surgery under local anesthetic?

Serious question. Not trying to find a way to evade, just want to be covered in case.

 

[SkyDog58]

When the amount of metal in your mouth interferes with your Nav/Com.

 

[rbridges]

Sounds reasonable. But what about surgery under local anesthetic?

Serious question. Not trying to find a way to evade, just want to be covered in case.

I don't know what the FAA wants to know or why, but I can't see a reason why anyone would care about the actual procedure itself. The anesthetic is metabolized relatively quickly, and you'd only be on analgesics for a few days. The reason for the surgery may be pertinent, maybe some type of sinus grafting. For major orthognathic surgery, you'd most likely get general anesthesia, but I still don't know how it would affect your ability to pilot unless there were some type of problems.

 

[Everskyward]

Ugh, I was writing down all the cleanings to report on my next medical!

Even if you do report cleaning you only need to report the last one and put "previous visits" or something like that. It's the same with any other doctor you visit repeatedly for the same condition or reason.

 

[RJM62]

Well, the instructions say that routine is not reportable. I would say when surgery is done, it's no longer routine, but that's just my interpretation.

It's routine for the dentist, so I wouldn't worry about it.

Rich

 

[garyb]

It's routine for the dentist, so I wouldn't worry about it.

Rich

Well, I am a dentist and it is all routine to me, but not necessarily to the patient. The same thing could be said for any other type of surgery. Things change when you open a surgical plane.

 

[RJM62]

Well, I am a dentist and it is all routine to me, but not necessarily to the patient. The same thing could be said for any other type of surgery. Things change when you open a surgical plane.

I was joking, Gary.

Rich

 

[rbridges]

Well, I am a dentist and it is all routine to me, but not necessarily to the patient. The same thing could be said for any other type of surgery. Things change when you open a surgical plane.

I'm a dentist, too, and I think cleanings are not routine to most people in Georgia.