An unbelievably unprofessional and biased provider. During a moment of vulnerability, while discussing dental trauma, he interrupted me and informed me that I would need to avoid any "vulgar" language if he would permit me to work with him.
I immediately stopped using any of...
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An unbelievably unprofessional and biased provider. During a moment of vulnerability, while discussing dental trauma, he interrupted me and informed me that I would need to avoid any "vulgar" language if he would permit me to work with him.
I immediately stopped using any of what he termed 'vulgar' words and explained to Dr. Aspros that tone policing your patients and making their access to treatment subject to one's own sense of respectability is both unprofessional and likely sanctionable by the medical board. I explained how respectability politics in a medical practice actively allow a provider to discriminate based on race, class, orientation, and that such criteria fail to meet a best practice model for trauma-informed care (this from a provider who specializes in working with trauma survivors in many cases). I requested that he actively seek out training on how to avoid bias and causing further harm to trauma survivors. He responded by informing me that his practice wouldn't be able to accommodate my language and hung up.