The Gabbar Way Of Dental Practice Management!

 

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The Gabbar Way Of Dental Practice Management!

Gabbar Singh was a TRUE MANAGEMENT GURU as is reflected in some of the timeless management lessons he delivered through the movie Sholay. Friends these lessons can be used effectively in order to build and maintain a successful dental practice. Read On...They are awesome..!

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1. Jo Darr Gaya - Samjho Mar Gaya!

Courage and enterprise are important factors for laying the successful foundation of a growth oriented dental practice. If you continue worrying about scenario of private dental practices then there are more chances that you will end up with problems. So it’s better that you buckle up and get ready for some calculated risks, take things positively and look forward for opportunities.

 

2. Kitne Admi The.??

It's important to know the competition and its size. He understood that even a small team can make a difference. When it comes to your dental practice make sure that you don’t under-estimate other practitioners. When I'm saying this, it doesn't at all mean that you should pull others down, like most typical Indian’s do but take the measures accordingly.

3. Arey O Sambha, Kitna Inaam Rakhe Hai Sarkar Hum Par ?

Know your market value. If you don’t know your own value then there more chances that people will under value your capabilities. At the same time this can also help you in understanding how much investment you should do for promoting one's own brand.

 

4. Le Ab Goli Kha

Sometimes in the interest of your dental practice you may have to take hard and unpopular decisions. For example if you let your patients negotiate; you will find that bargaining has become a trend in your practice. So if someone tries to bargain unreasonably it’s better to let that patient go to another dentist. It can be painful for you at that moment but it’s better for your future.

 

5. Yeh Ramgarh Waale Apni Betiyon Ko Kaunsi Chakki Ka Aata Khilate Hai Re..

Market research is important to understand value propositions!! Spend some time on what is trending in and around your dental practice. For example if your neighbouring dentists have started using an RVG from 5 years and you are still stuck with the conventional development films or people have started using Practice Management Software and you still using the pen and paper then it’s not a good sign for your practice.

6. Yeh Haath Mujhey Dedey Thakur.

Identify elements of threats in the market and take measures to minimize them. For example if you get to know about quacks doing unethical practice or even dentists who are misleading patients by putting abbreviations such as MIDA, MADA which are not any degrees and deteriorating the standard of dental profession then don’t wait for somebody else to complaint.

 

7. Holi Kab Hai, Kab Hai Holi ?

Conduct advance mapping of key events within the industry and devise penetration strategy to have a competitive edge over your rivals. Always and always continue learning, look for all the dental events happening around you such as dental conferences, courses, workshops and try to attend them as per your needs and suitability.

 

Friends, I don’t know if you are aware about the term YOLO. It stands for “You Live Only Once”.. We all have got one life so let us learn and adopt this principles and practice like a Gabber!

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The Impact Of COVID-19 on Dental Practices!

 

The Impact Of COVID-19 on Dental Practices!

In December 2019, a viral infection spread in China named novel coronavirus (COVID-19) or the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). This infection rapidly spread throughout the world and become COVID pandemic. The first case in the United States was noticed in January 2020 and presently (May 2021) has resulted in 32,933,337 cases and 586,793 deaths. (www.cdc.gov). Currently, India is facing similar situation how it was in the United States in 2020 and some lessons can be learned from the USA that can help Indian dentists too.

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The effect of pandemic has also seen in dental practices across the nation. At the beginning of the first wave of COVID-19, approximately 198,000 dentists and dental specialists in the USA have to shut down their practices. The reason for the closure was the nature of the work performed in the dental care settings because dentistry is the field where physicians or other staff members have to work closely with the patient especially with the close proximity to the oropharynx and nasopharynx. The virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 is present in the nasopharynx and salivary secretions of the oropharynx. The unique nature of dental interventions involves the usage of various equipment that are known for aerosol production, such as high-speed handpieces, bone drilling equipment, and cavitron. These aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 particles can stay in the air for several hours and can cause the transmission of infection from an infected person to a normal person. Such a work environment is a high risk for the dental personnel teams and for patients for being infected with COVID.

New face of Challenges for dental practices

The pandemic changed the challenges for dental practices such as obtaining dental supplies, maintaining patient’s routine dental visits, financial sustainability, retention of employees, and patient safety challenges. Usually in dental practices, standard universal precautions applied to minimize the spread of infection but to minimize the COVID-19 infection, new strategies need to be implied. This is because the majority of COVID infected patients remain asymptomatic due to the long incubation time period of the virus (2-14 days) and can spread the infection without being aware of it. That’s why regular and daily screening of dental staff members and patients is necessary to ensure that they are neither asymptomatic nor being in contact with COVID patient or have travel history in the past 14 days.

Need of new strategies to spread awareness

 Various strategies have been implemented by dentists to continue attending to their patients and keep their businesses open. Various guidelines have been issued by various healthcare associations, to help dentists to practice dentistry and addressed the needs of their patients while minimizing the risk of transmission of disease. However, there is still a need to spread awareness, especially for the dentists or dental healthcare workers who are working in remote areas, about how to update their work field to continue providing services to their patients or community. The ensuing recommendations can be followed:

• Triage patients before treatment, record temperature or any other COVID associated symptom, patient history of any contact with COVID patient or traveled outside the USA in last 15 days.
• The use of double barriers for intra-oral X-ray sensors are recommended or if possible, perform extra-oral radiographs are recommended.
• Wear PPE kits and change them regularly after every patient.

• Hand hygiene that includes the washing of hands with soap for 20-30 seconds and use of hand sanitizer with the strength of 70% alcohol is recommended.
• The use of pre-operative mouth rinse of patients by either using 0.5-1% hydrogen peroxide or 0.2% povidone iodine solution, to reduce the risk of spread of microorganisms during dental treatment.
• Avoid aerosol-producing equipments and use of hand equipment is encouraged. If possible, try to schedule an appointment for aerosol-producing treatments at the end of the day.
• Medical grade high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration system along with high emergency ultraviolet light units or panels can also be installed. This system is known for 99.995% filtration rate and units can kill live bacteria or aerosolized bacteria trapped in the filter.
• Negative pressure rooms or airborne infection isolation rooms can limit the spread of airborne infection to one room. These rooms can suck out 30-40% of air and ensure a one-way flow of air.
• Include tele-dentistry to offer various services such as to provide urgent care services or follow-up services.
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Lessons Learned from pandemic

Various lessons can be learned from this pandemic, that can help the dental care professionals to be prepared for any future crisis such as, analyze the practice operations which will help improve the financial and clinical performance. By improving the quality of work, focusing on reporting, performance indicators and benchmarking, cost-effective strategies can be implemented. By removing the financial barriers and improving the access to care can also help both patients as well as dentists. By providing phase treatment and breaking up the expensive treatment plans into series of smaller installments, incorporating technology such as tele-dental visits, offering competitive fees, affordable payment plans or collaborating with insurance companies can help solve these issues.  As of now, with every passing day, more people are getting vaccinated. It is expected that once we will be able to fight this pandemic, likewise other business, dental practices will also be able to open and see their patients as they do before COVID.

 

References: COVID Data Tracker. (2020). Retrieved 24 May 2021, from https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home

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How to Know Whether You Need a Hip Surgery or Not?

 

A diseased hip can make anyone's life pathetic. Even if your doctor suggests for the replacement of the hip, you need to carefully examine whether it would be boon or bane before taking this major decision of hip replacement. Pain in hip joints or arthritis has developed as an unavoidable part of the ageing process, while some people get such problems from accidents, injuries in sports or from other disorders. And many times doesn't matter what precautions were taken to avoid joints damage, surgery becomes an inevitable solution.

A lot of people deal with pain, stiffness and swelling for years before considering hip replacement surgery as an option. Some people consult a doctor when symptoms like crumbling, grinding, limping or clicking get worse. Not every case of arthritis, fracture or deterioration causes the doctor to suggest a hip replacement surgery for a patient. In many cases, physiotherapies and the use of walking aids alleviate the pain and results in good benefits. However, for some patients who are facing constant pain, total hip replacement surgery becomes unavoidable for them.

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But how to know whether you really need a Total Hip Surgery or not?

The most important factor in choosing to have a hip replacement is how much it's causing pain and affecting your life. Here are certain signals that indicate it is the time to have a Hip surgery:

1. Stiffness or swelling in the hip.

2. You are suffering from Osteoarthritis and this disease is affecting you physically, mentally and socially.

3. Your hip gets badly injured or damaged.

4. Physical therapies and walking aids are not providing any relief.

5. You can't have a complete motion of the hip and can't bend easily.

For best results, right surgeon and hospital play a very important role.

The major challenge of recovering from a hip joint replacement surgery is the pain, commitment and dedication that you have to put in to recover. It is basically a matter of fact that you become completely dependent on someone who is there to take care of you. You would have your shoulders in the sling at times and it can be frustrating. But do not give up because it is eventually for your benefit.

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How to practice in CANADA after BDS?

If you are planning to practice in Canada after BDS then you are at right place. I have shared all the details on how you can practice in Canada after BDS from India. It’s going to be a step by step video where I’ll provide complete information on Eligibility Criteria, Exam Process, Exam Fees, Time Required to Clear Exams and an overview on the Expenses. So do watch this video till end.


 

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What-After-BDS ?

Are you confused with what to do after your BDS? Read on, probably you will get your answer.

Napoleon said, "The starting point of all achievement is Desire". So dear anonymous, first get it clear in your head, how do you daydream yourself like?

Is it that you want to be that Dentist who could treat even the most complicated cases with superb finishing; Is it that you want to be known as a researcher and develop advanced dental materials or carry out some large scale surveys, do you want to go slow and steady-learn and explore and finally take a long term settlement; are you a fairly forceful personality who see yourself in a corporate environment-in your chamber controlling things and people around you; do you hate being in this field and think B.D.S was a forced error; or do you say damn doesn't matter how, but I just want to earn some money while I am young and enjoy life!

There are many awesome avenues after B.D.S. and they are all excellent!!! Provided you choose the one you like, and then you tread that path with complete devotion and honesty. B.D.S. is fun, I mean even if you are an insincere student, no matter how bad your teachers were or how average your scores were etc., that was all fun-after graduation comes the serious part of life. So leave all your insincerity (if any) in the college life itself and step in the professional world as agoal oriented person.

If you are interested in clinics, focus very hard on exclusive P.G. prep and try to get clinical M.D.S. from a government college, failing so, if you may afford, purchase an M.D.S clinical seat in good private college and do not waste precious years, just get rolling in continuity. M.D.S. gives you a maturing curve and makes you a specialist-good consultant may earn up 3-4 lakhs a month. If you do not want to study and still are good at clinics, set up your own clinic, do those little hands-on courses, be pro active in promotion of your clinic, work sincerely, you will earn handsomely. After B.D.S, if you are confident of your ability, you may go to places like Maldives who offer you over 1 lakh/month for a fairly undemanding practice. If you are good at dentistry, you may also try D.D.S. in U.S., yeah, it needs Nat board exams and sometimes M.S. but still worth all the labor, you will end up earning much more than in India in the longer run. If you areresearch oriented go for M.S. in bio-materials, or, seek a PhD program, 5-6 years looks long from here, but when you complete it, you would have frog leaped your peers.

If you did not enjoy that art and sculpturing, if you were a very good convincer, yet had an average finishing with your work-that student who would always work out of the phantom heads, or convince batch mates to work for you, then you may go for allied options like M.D.S. in community dentistry or for that matter O.D.M.R. Community work gives you a possibility to work with W.H.O etc, For staying connected to dentistry, yet, not having to work as a clinician M.P.H in India or D.P.H. in U.S. are good options. You may also go for M.H.A. or M.Rural health after all these 2 yr courses, you would earn decent in India or abroad.

In the end, even if you don't know how to extract a grade 3 mobile incisor, you may still set up a clinic, convince people for specialty practice and still end up earning more than an average skilled practitioner. You may go to Australia and do M.B.A. and while you still study, earn a decent amount doing weekend jobs.

Even if you become a millionaire, you cannot buy that beaconed car labeled Government of India-if you loved that sight and work for a larger public base, you may try U.P.S.C. exams after BDS as well. The Short Commission in INDIAN ARMED FORCES is one fine life defining job, you are an officer there and no work carries more pride and honor than working for the Indian military.

Mate, after B.D.S. you have some fantastic cards in hand, and it is a win-win situation no matter what you pick, when you got in B.D.S. you may have been 17-18 and many a times it is just an impulse decision to do B.D.S., but now you are mature enough to think about your liking....so get it clear, choose one and go for it, leave no scope for regret after choosing and if you are sincere in your field, you will end up a winner!!!

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What Is Endodontic Root Canal Treatment And what are the stages?

Preparatory treatment to evacuate the rot and the wellspring of contamination of the mash is vital, alongside an assurance of whether the lost tooth structure can be reestablished. In the event that a break of the tooth has achieved the mash, or contamination is related with gum sickness, it could be more troublesome, if certainly feasible, to spare the tooth.

The general grouping of a root waterway methodology is as per the following:

Stage 1

Neighborhood anesthesia is managed by means of infusions to numb the tooth to be dealt with and the encompassing tissues. On the off chance that the mash in a tooth is intensely kindled, and consequently extremely excruciating, it might require a long time to get it numb, yet your dental practitioner won't begin the treatment until the point when it is.

Stage 2

A dental dam — a thin sheet of elastic or vinyl — will be set over the influenced and contiguous teeth. The tooth experiencing treatment projects through an opening punched in the dam, disengaging it from whatever remains of the mouth. This permits the root trench treatment to be done in a sterile situation free from defilement by microbes found in salivation or whatever is left of the mouth.

Stage 3

A little access gap is penetrated through the gnawing surface of an influenced back tooth or from behind a front tooth, enabling access to the mash chamber and root waterways for treatment.

Stage 4

The infected and dead mash tissue is expelled from the tooth with uniquely planned instruments used to get out the root trenches and mash chamber. This isn't difficult; the zone is numb and the tissue being evacuated is either dead or kicking the bucket. Once the mash, alongside the nerves contained in it, is evacuated, the tooth itself can never again feel torment.

Stage 5

The trenches are cleaned with sterile and antibacterial arrangements.

Stage 6

The trenches are then molded with minor adaptable instruments to enable them to get root channel fillings and sealers. The channels are washed and cleaned again to evacuate root trench trash before fixing them.

Stage 7

Root channel fillings are chosen that will precisely fit into the naturally arranged trenches. Normally an elastic like material called gutta-percha is utilized to fill the trench space. It is a thermoplastic material ("thermo" – warm; "plastic" – to shape), which actually is warmed and after that compacted into and against the dividers of the root waterways to seal them. Together with glue concrete called a sealer, the gutta-percha fills the readied waterway space. Fixing the trenches is basically critical to keep them from getting to be reinfected with microscopic organisms.

Stage 8

A brief or changeless filling material will at that point be put to seal the entrance gap that was made to treat the waterways, and the dental dam is evacuated. On the off chance that the tooth needs adequate structure to hold a reclamation (filling) set up, the dental practitioner or endodontist may put a post (either metal or an exceptionally solid plastic) in one of the trenches inside the tooth to help hold it.

Stage 9

After the technique, an anti-toxin might be endorsed to treat or forestall contamination. Make sure to take after the guidelines of your dental practitioner or endodontist painstakingly. Delayed consequences of treatment are insignificant, by and large enduring from several days to about seven days. It is ordinary to have some minor distress after treatment including slight soreness that can as a rule be made do with over-the-counter (headache medicine, ibuprofen) pharmaceuticals or solution (codeine-sort) drugs, or a mix of the two.

Stage 10

Your tooth will require a lasting reclamation — a filling or a crown — to supplant lost tooth structure, and give an entire seal to the highest point of the tooth. Your endodontist will send you back to your general dental specialist to figure out which sort of reclamation is best for you. This progression is of specific significance since many examinations demonstrate that if the filled root trenches are recontaminated with microorganisms from the mouth, there could be a repeat of disease around the tooth.

Learning Is Power

Practically like the root arrangement of a plant, the root channels of a tooth have a fundamental branch and numerous littler side branches, and the entire framework should be fixed amid root trench treatment to be effective long haul. Since root channels are little spaces, they require a lot of accuracy and care to treat well. In this way, most endodontists today utilize cutting edge innovation including computerized (radiographic) imaging to analyze root trench issues, and after treatment to confirm that the waterways are legitimately fixed; ultrasonic instrumentation to evacuate old channel fillings and posts and clean waterways; and working magnifying lens to precisely find, envision and seal root waterway frameworks; it truly is very innovative.

I have discovered that individuals who are apprehensive tend to need data about endodontic (root channel) treatment; learning gives them the ability to comprehend what's to come and to take out their feelings of dread. I trust that this well ordered clarification will mitigate any trepidation. Root waterway treatment truly relieves torment, not cause it — and spares teeth.

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Root canal treatment - How it is performed

Root canal treatment is completed by your dental practitioner more than at least two arrangements. In the event that the work is especially perplexing, your dental practitioner may allude you to an expert in root waterway treatment, known as an endodontist.

Preparation

Before having root canal treatment, your dental practitioner may take a progression of X-beams of the influenced tooth. This enables them to develop an unmistakable photo of the root waterway and survey the degree of any harm.

Root canal treatment is typically completed under nearby soporific, a painkilling solution that numbs a particular region of the body.

Now and again where the tooth has kicked the bucket and is not any more touchy, it may not be important to utilize a neighborhood soporific.

Every so often, teeth might be hard to anesthetize. On these events, your dental practitioner can utilize uncommon nearby soporific systems to guarantee your treatment isn't excruciating.

Removing the pulp

Your dental practitioner will put an elastic sheet (dam) around the tooth to guarantee it is dry amid treatment. The dam likewise avoids you gulping or taking in any chemicals the dental specialist employments.

Your dental specialist will open your tooth through the crown – the level part at the best – to get to the delicate tissue at the focal point of the tooth (mash). They'll at that point evacuate any tainted mash that remaining parts.

Cleaning and filling the root canal

After the mash has been expelled, your dental practitioner will clean and develop the root waterway so it can be effortlessly filled. The root waterway is normally exceptionally thin, which makes it hard to fill.

Your dental specialist will utilize a progression of little documents to amplify the canals and make them a consistent shape so they can be filled.

This piece of the treatment may take a few hours to finish, and may should be completed over various visits.

Your front incisor and canine teeth (gnawing teeth) more often than not have a solitary root containing one root waterway.

The premolars and back molar teeth (biting teeth) have a few roots, each containing possibly maybe a couple root canales. The more roots a tooth has, the more drawn out the treatment will take to finish.

On the off chance that the treatment should be done more than a few sessions, your dental practitioner may put a little measure of prescription in the cleaned canal in the middle of visits to murder any outstanding microbes. The tooth will then be fixed utilizing a brief filling.

Fixing and settling the tooth

At your following visit, the transitory filling and pharmaceutical inside the tooth is evacuated and the root canal filling will be embedded. This, alongside a filling, seals the tooth and anticipates reinfection.

Crowns

A crown is a top that totally covers a genuine tooth. It may be important to utilize a crown after root canal treatment to keep the tooth breaking.

Crowns can be produced using:

metal or porcelain (or both)

a clay material

powdered glass

Results

Root canal treatment is normally fruitful at sparing the tooth and clearing the contamination.

One audit of various investigations discovered 90% of root-treated teeth made due for 8-10 years.

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