Unlike other areas of medicine it’s also one of those frustrating areas because there are interesting devices, pastes and tools that should be easy to purchase but are locked behind the gates of a prescription.
I never said dentists don’t provide valuable care, teeth cleanings are great, checkups are great. Most of the business side is a total grift thought.
I have had a lot of dental work done, including 4 implants. But I don't remember a _single_ dental prescription-only item.
I've had only a quarter as many implants so I guess it just depends.
Chlorhexidine mouthwash is OTC.
I have purchased specific pastes from Japan that are OTC there but not in the states, prescription only. I also use a dental appliance at night mid 4 figure costs, it’s 3d printed, the office uses a scanner to create the cad or equivalent to print. Very little hands on but huge margins. Very hard to to find a doctor using a brand I like and even then the dentist does little to nothing in the whole process.