This is why you’re having cancellations in your hygiene schedule. Dr. Sanya Arora describes the real reason for so many patient cancellations and offers advice for how to handle the patients that are prone to cancelling last minute.
Kiki is the first Tooth Fairy built for today’s world: a fully animated, movie-quality tooth fairy with warmth, humour, and an entire universe built around her.
The next wave of digital health will not thrive inside institution-tethered portals. These tools need comprehensive, longitudinal data assembled under a single, durable identity and governed by transparent, revocable consent. A patient-controlled personal health record (PHR) provides exactly that substrate.
Effective oral hygiene instruction and regular recall appointments provide significant benefits for pediatric patients and are an essential part of the overall treatment plan. But what happens when the child you first meet is non-compliant?
Treating children, not teeth The assessment of the child-parent interaction is important in determining how to deal with the dental situation. First of all, I recommend the doctor does an initial exam and have the preventive aspect at a follow-up appointment. For young children, timing is important—a morning appointment is highly recommended. Children are more … Read more
The digital age has given patients unprecedented access to medical information. While this empowerment is valuable, it also introduces new challenges for physicians. Dealing with patients who come armed with their own “Google-diagnosed” insights can be tricky. In this article, we discuss strategies for doctors to navigate these situations with professionalism and efficacy, while fostering … Read more
In this post-COVID world, statistics show that those reporting mental health challenges are rising. Dental care is essential to overall health and well-being, especially for those with mental health challenges. However, providing dental care to patients with mental health challenges can sometimes be daunting and requires specific strategies and approaches to ensure optimal care. In … Read more
Taylor Inglis, Senior Executive Vice President, shares how EP Care makes health and wellness more affordable and accessible for patients through in-house payment plans.
As a successful dental practice that wants to leave its mark in the industry, I am sure you want to attract the right kind of patients. If your marketing strategies are unsuccessful, even if you attract patients to your practice, they may not be the high-value individuals you seek. In the past, dental marketing revolved … Read more
New public opinion research released today from the Delta Dental Institute found that U.S. adults were more likely to report that concerns about inflation and rising prices, rather than concerns about COVID-19, prompted them to delay oral health care. The poll found that 95% of adults agree oral health is essential to overall health. Almost 6 in … Read more
The current rate of inflation in Canada is 6.9%. Food prices in Canada jumped by 10.3% compared to September 2022. A 2023 Salary Projection Survey published by LifeWorks, a company focused on health and well-being, predicts salaries to rise by only 3.93%. In addition, economists predict that we are heading for a recession. With the … Read more
Because of the special relationship that exists between a healthcare provider and a patient, dental practices must be dedicated to the well-being of their patients. The duty of healthcare providers obligates the entire dental office team to treat patients with dignity. Unlike the transactional relationships that may exist in non-healthcare retail sectors, clinicians and team … Read more
A new patient walks into your practice. They’re in their early twenties, and generally healthy. After reporting their medical history, which reveals struggles with mental health, they tell you, “I’m not happy with my smile. I want white crowns on my teeth. My grandfather recently died and left me $40,000.” Your clinical evaluation notes healthy … Read more
Doesn’t it feel great when patients come in with pain and, like a magician, we use our trained hands to get them smiling again? How about when we cannot get the patient out of pain? What if the condition is outside of the scope of dentistry? Is it out of our hands? Sadly, this is … Read more
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In this episode of Weekly Wisdom, Dr. Ramez Salti shares how to manage difficult situations at your dental office with effective communication. Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox every week! Sponsored by The Institute for Dental Excellence (T.I.D.E.) is committed to … Read more
Professional conflicts may arise when dental principals and dental associates disagree about processes in the dental clinic. These conflicts may have regulatory implications before the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO). In ideal circumstances, dental principals and dental associates will have excellent and mutually supportive relationships that benefit both parties. Associate dentists can … Read more
We live in very uncertain times. With the spread of COVID-19 in late 2019 and throughout 2020, we are now all living in a world of variants. Just as society was really beginning to feel like we could start getting back to normal, cases of COVID-19 variants such as the delta variant have people all … Read more
Eventually, every dental hygienist will deal with a difficult patient. Despite best efforts, a patient may be angry or upset with the care they have received or something that has been said to them. Sometimes they will be angry for no perceivable reason at all. Regardless of why the patient is being difficult, dental hygienists … Read more
The last year has been chaotic for a myriad of reasons, and there can’t be many people around who haven’t suffered as a result. The most common damage, of course, is psychological. People have lost loved ones, been left in professional limbo or outright unemployed, and had to remain stuck at home for long stretches … Read more