Mentorship

Today I went to the dentistry and knew I had a long day ahead of me. The first thing I did was label all the new patients files with stickers so I could organize them alphabetically. After filing about 200 files, I had to check patient insurance. I had to check if the patients still had health care and it covered what they came to the dentistry to do. After I used p 3 hours doing all of that, Dr. Patel said she needed my help with the patients and I learned a new skill. I learned how to mix the fluid like substance that goes onto your teeth that helps get rid of cavities. Honestly, its not that hard, I just have to be careful when I crush it to put it into their teeth. Other than that, I operated the suction and it was a quiet, yet hectic day at the dentistry.

Third Answer

What is most important in maintaining a profitable dental office?

The most important thing in maintaining a profitable dental office is for the dentist to make kids feel at ease.

• One reason for this is because around 16 percent of boys and 10 percent of girls experience some kind of dental trauma before the age of 15.

• If children don't feel safe or comfortable at your dental office, parents will switch from your dentistry to another to help their kids.

• Also, 78 percent of kids under 18 go to the dentists office, as compared to only about 60 percent of adults. What this means is, you want kids to feel safe and calm at your dental office because the majority of people that go to the dentists office are kids.

Davenport, Elizabeth S., Gareth J. Holsgrove, Peter A. Mossey, and David R. Stirrups. Essential Skills For Dentists. New York: Oxford UP, 2006. Print.
The best way for a dentist to maintain a profitable dental office is to make sure kids feel safe at their dentist office because the majority of people that go to the dentistry are kids under 18.

Fourth Interview Questions

1. What is the best way to whiten patient’s teeth?

2. What should you consider when deciding what teeth whitening treatment to use on your patient?

3. How can you best prevent fluorosis?

4. How should your dentistry appeal to kids in a way that they are not frightened?

5. In the case of a frightened kid, what would you do?

6. What should you consider when hiring your dental team?

7. How would you go about a situation in which you don’t need a team member anymore?

8. How can you best ensure you make a profit?

9. How can you best organize patient’s files so that you never lose or misplace them?

10. What can you do to best minimize customers waiting periods?

11. What would you do in the case of a patient not being ensured yet also not being able to afford the dental treatment?

12. How can you help your patients maintain good oral hygiene?

13. How can you best manage both the clinical and practice management aspects of your dentistry?

14. What is the best way to communicate with patients?

15. How can communicating with the patient’s effectively benefit them?

16. How can you best prevent patients from oral diseases?

17. How can you best treat oral diseases?

18. How can you attract new patients to come to your dentistry?

19. How can you best make sure your dental team or you don’t get sick too often?

20. How can you best prevent cavities in young children?