🦷 When is the right time to join a group practice?
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Dental Bite, your weekly look at growth, technology and patient care in the profession.
In today's newsletter:
🦷 Is it time to join a group practice?
🏥 Addressing patient inequity
😁 Kanye West’s ‘titanium teeth’
🪥 The worst state for dental health
Knowing when it is time to join a group practice, or time to stay right where you are, as a dentist is a vital crossroads. Perrin DesPortes, co-founder of Polaris Healthcare Partners, shares advice on why dentists need a path to practice ownership and how to know when to join or create a group practice.
Listen in on the Dental Marketing Theory podcast.
Dental Insight: Voices from the Industry
Addressing inequities in dental treatment
Can the gap in dental care for patients who are Hispanic ever be closed? Kaz Rafia, chief health equity officer at CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, and Lisa Bozzetti, dental director at Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, share their thoughts on how dentists can step up to provide better access to this marginalized patient group.
Read their commentary at The Bulletin.
A dental practice rooted in a patient-first approach goes beyond the typical procedures, routines and check-ups, writes dentist and dental consultant Gary Takacs. When dentists can delve into getting to know patients well, and customizing care and interactions, a base of trust, communication, and patient satisfaction is formed.
Read how to achieve this on The Thriving Dentist.
Small Bites: A Bit of This and That
😁 Kanye West’s 'titanium teeth'
🦷 Risky at-home TikTok dental trends
🏥 Study: COPD worse with dental problems
🪥 Arkansas ranked worst in dental health
Are you practicing cultural humility?
The technical skills of dentistry are just the jumping off point when it comes to truly understanding the needs of patients. According to the authors of a new paper, "cultural humility involves self-reflection and a genuine desire to learn and respect patients’ backgrounds and cultural influences." Do you agree?
Read the research at the Journal of The American Dental Association.
Thank you for reading
Each week on Thursday, we’ll continue to bring you insights into the issues facing growth-centric dental practices.
Have a suggestion for content you’d like to see in Dental Bite each week? I look forward to hearing from you.
Katie Parsons
Editor, Dental Bite
