Your on time but the Docs behind

Why is it that when people make an appointment with a doctors it seems like you get there on time but the damn docs are all behind

well, i have been a dental assistant before, and the doctor was usually aways behind. he was an endodontist so he would run into problems a lot because sometimes there are unseen problems until you actually open up the tooth. also, sometimes it would take a bit longer than anticipated to get a patient numb and he always made sure that a patient was fully numb before drilling. there were also occations where the anestesia would wear off and he would have to give more, which also added to the time overlapping. but i know the office manager who was the one responsible for schelduling sometimes fudged up. so its not always the doctors fault for being late, it could have been the front desk not schelduling properly. it could also be the assistants faults because they are responsible for setting up and cleaning the rooms. so if they haven't cleaned a room or set it up, then that delays things as well.

The doctor dosent know how long each appointment is gona take..everyone has different problems

Johnny Retro said:

The doctor dosent know how long each appointment is gona take..everyone has different problems

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then why is he late when you're the first patient?!?!?

bigtomatofarmer said:

then why is he late when you're the first patient?!?!?

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thats the assistants fault. its because they were late and therefore set the room up late and therefore resulting in you being seen late.

have you ever been to court where the judge was on time??? same reason here.... they know you will wait for them.... but they are too important to wait for you...

and alot of the time, the receptionist consistently over-schedules the days appointments, setting them as close as 15 min apart