Ohio Dear Anonymous, The dentist must send you a copy of your family dental records, according to Larry Powell, an enforcement officer with the Ohio State Dental Board. The Dental Practices Act of Ohio requires that dentists must provide a copy of patient's records upon request. Dentists may charge a nominal fee for the copy. Approximately 90 percent of doctors send copies of patient records free of charge, Powell said. Ten percent request a small fee to copy x-rays and paper records.
Many doctors feel more comfortable sending patient records to another doctor.
Ask your current dentist if their office has a form you could sign requesting that your records be sent to him or her. Laura Yeomans is the research director for Ohio Citizen Action, P.O. Box 8, Dover, OH 44622-0008. Please include your phone number and a self-addressed stamped envelope. Yeomans reserves the right to edit and print letters.