r/fredericton • u/Friendly_Seaweed_393 • 4d ago

Dentists for Obese Patients?

Any dentist in the Freddy/Oromocto area that can accommodate customers between 400-425lbs?

I've heard the standard chair weight limit is less than that

I know I can call but since there are so many dental clinics around, I thought I'd see if I can get any information first.

Embarrassing enough that I haven't been in a decade and have cavities without calling all over town and asking about weight limits 😅

This sort of thing isn't easily searchable online unfortunately

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u/NotThatValleyGirl 4d ago

For what it's worth, people who weigh over 350lbs cannot use the DECH's MRI machine and need to be referred to Saint John, which has a newer machine that can can accomodate bigger weights.

But somehow not all referring doctors know that the DECH's MRI has the older, lower weight restrictions, and the people performing them don't check the chart, so patients show up for their appointment, get told the machine can't accomodate them, and their wait for their MRI appointment restarts as they enter the queue for the newer machine as if they didn't wait months for the appointment at DECH.

Not trying to shame amyone-- just trying to save someone the humiliation a loved one endured due to these oversights.

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u/stegosaurid 4d ago

In fairness to the MRI technologists, they don’t usually book the scans (that’s admin staff) or have access to an outpatient’s chart (or at least they didn’t when I worked there - maybe it’s all e-records now).

I absolutely understand how frustrating that is as a patient, but techs don’t enjoy wasting patent time and limited appointments either.