TORONTO PODIATRIST OR TORONTO CHIROPODIST, WHO SHOULD I CHOOSE?
posted: Nov. 28, 2013.
IF YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM A FOOT AILMENT IN TORONTO IT MAY BE CONFUSING WHICH FOOT SPECIALIST YOU SHOULD CONSULT.
MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE THAT BOTH CHIROPODISTS AND PODIATRISTS ARE REGISTERED BY THE COLLEGE OF CHIROPODISTS OF ONTARIO. THEY PRACTICE UNDER THE SAME REGULATIONS. BOTH PODIATRISTS AND CHIROPODISTS CAN PRESCRIBE MEDICATIONS AND PERFORM SURGERY AS WELL AS OTHER FOOT PROCEDURES.
THE 50 OR SO PRACTICING ONTARIO PODIATRISTS CAN DO SURGERY TO THE BONES OF THE FOREFOOT AND CAN BILL OHIP FOR THE TINY PORTION OF THE FEE THAT THEY STILL COVER. HAVING OHIP BILLING PRIVILEGES IN THE PODIATRY / CHIROPODY PROFESSION IS ACTUALLY A DISADVANTAGE IN SOME CASES IN ONTARIO AS MOST PATIENTS CANNOT UTILIZE THEIR EXTENDED HEALTH BENEFITS WHILE OHIP BENEFITS ARE BEING USED. MANY TIMES IT IS MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO CONSULT A CHIROPODIST AS YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS YOUR EXTENDED HEALTH BENEFITS. ALWAYS BE SURE TO CONSULT YOUR EXTENDED HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN BEFORE YOU CONSULT A PODIATRIST AND SEE IF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE YOUR EXTENDED HELTH BENEFIT PLAN FROM THE FIRST VISIT. IF YOU VISIT THE OPMA'S WEBSITE YOU CAN READ ABOUT SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES SOME PODIATRIST'S PATIENT EXPERIENCE WHEN OHIP IS BILLED CONCURRENTLY.
THE PODIATRY PROFESSION IS THE SMALLEST REGULATED HEALTH PROFESSION IN ONTARIO. THERE ARE OVER 550 PRACTISING CHIROPODISTS IN ONTARIO, YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR A FOOT SPECIALIST WHO PRACTICES IN A STATE OF THE ART CLINIC, WHO IS KEEPING ABREAST OF THE LATEST TRENDS IN PODIATRY, CHIROPODY AND PODIATRIC MEDICINE. BENEFIT ONE WHO CONTINUALLY UPDATES THE CLINIC EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY.
YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE A WEBSITE AND CHECK THEIR REVIEWS ON GOOGLE AND RATEMD'S, YELP, ETC.
YOU CAN BE SURE THAT IF YOU CONSULT WITH ACADEMY FOOT AND ORTHOTIC CLINICS YOU WILL RECEIVE HONEST, COMPETENT ADVICE AND FOOT CARE. PLEASE CONSULT OUR FOOT CLINIC AT 416-465-8737 TO BE SEEN BY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO LOVE THEIR PROFESSION AND ARE DEDICATED TO THEIR PATIENTS..