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I Manji

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PubMed1994

Managing anxious patients.

During a 1993 CDA-sponsored seminar, New and Improved: the Canadian Dental Consumer in the '90s, the lecturer, Mark Sarner of Manifest Communications, indicated that there was "cause for celebration." Why? Fewer people than ever believe that dental visits equal pain. A recent survey revealed that 58 per cent of the respondents disagreed with the statement, "When I think of going to the dentist, I think of pain." Through sensitivity, compassion and ever-advancing pain control, dental teams can rise to the challenge of further eliminating the perception that dentistry and pain go hand in hand, and thereby reduce dental fears. If this is done successfully, the profession could obtain future survey results in which a full 100 per cent of respondents disagree with the statement, "When I think of going to the dentist, I think of pain." Now that would be cause for some serious celebration.

Dental Anxiety↗
PubMed1994

Meeting the needs of special-needs patients.

In today's society, the trend is toward massive de-institutionalization of individuals with special needs. With the growth of community-based facilities and healthcare, dentists need to embrace the challenge of meeting the oral health needs of special-needs patients. To do so, and establish a trust relationship with these patients, they will require training, education and, above all, compassion. Through accessibility, the provision of care and positive attitudes, the dental profession can profoundly assist in improving the quality of life of special-needs patients.

Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities↗
PubMed1994

Time out.

Earlier in this article, I emphasized that leisure and time away from work are not only important in and of themselves, but that they're important to our work. Again, I draw from my own recent experience of a few days vacation in Florida. The "time out" didn't just allow me to relax, it also gave me a healthy perspective on my work and a freshness in pursuing my goals, something that's very difficult to achieve when you're fully immersed in day to day business matters. Dr. Lagstein underscores this point: "I've recently begun using my time away from the office as a direct adjunct to the practice. It seems that my most creative thinking and planning for the practice occurs when I'm furthest from the operatory," he says. "My outlook is enhanced in a way that can't be emulated when I'm consumed with the day-to-day challenges of dentistry. And yes, this has a direct impact on my production; but contrary to what most people would expect, it has increased--not detracted from--my annual net revenue." Dentists who are already achieving this balance should be applauded, but for those who are not, I encourage you to find the way to start doing so. As Bruce O'Hara rightly says, "Prosperity/leisure is not an either/or choice: in the 1990s we must create the means to have them both, or we will wind up with neither."

Dentists↗
PubMed1994

Re-engineering the dental practice.

Although this is the last in our three-part series on re-engineering, it's unlikely to be the last word you'll hear on the subject. The organizations that experience continued success as we approach the next millennium will be those that can adapt to the ever fluid economy by making core--not cosmetic--changes. And it is the concept and implementation of re-engineering that will provide the model for doing just that.

Humans↗