Turned Into A Sickness-Prevention Professional: The Gateway To Preserving Lives
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012“
Medical research continues to show that you can do much more for your patients than cleaning teeth and filling cavities. Your role in your patients lives is quickly transitioning to disease-prevention specialist. Sadly, some dental practices miss the bigger picture of dentistry.
Instead, they view patients as little more than a paycheck. Consider my dear friend Ashley, who visited such an office recently. She was out of her chair and on her way after little more than some scraping and polishing, leaving her feeling as if she were an object on an assembly line rather than a living, breathing, feeling person. When dentists treat patients oral health as a routine as meaningless as washing a load of laundry, patients will wrongly believe that their oral health isnt that important.
Brushing, flossing and regular cleanings and checkups will take back seat to the other demands on their daily lives.
When patients dont understand the consequences of putting their oral health on hold they leave themselves at risk for deadly disease including heart attack, stroke and diabetes. Your patients need more from you than a quick cleaning to prevent life-threatening disease and premature death. As a disease-prevention specialist, you can add simple protocols to your practice, including aggressive treatment of oral inflammation,sleep disordersand even screening for cancer.
Proper dentistry can add years to your patients lives. The new era of dentistry is your opportunity to make a difference in your patients lives. Get startedmaking a difference today. Dan has always believed in a higher level of health that could only be achieved through ideal oral health.
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Source: (periodontist) http://www.drdansindelar.com/become-a-disease-prevention-specialist-the-gateway-to-saving-lives/