As all of you know, Dr. Dawson is a legend in dentistry, and Complete dentistry was the term he coined as he learned more and more about providing complex treatment.
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In this episode, you will learn;
Tips to do complete dentistry and help your patients.
What the acronym WIDIOM is and why its important in complete dentistry
A question every dentist should be asking their patients.
This episode also features a clinical tip from Dr.Bahram Hamidi, DDS, NMD, on Salivary diagnostics.
Time Stamps
Today’s Clinical Tip
- 00:02:46 – Salivary Diagnostics by Dr.Bahram Hamidi, DDS, NMD
Coaching In Action Segment
- 00:08:40 – Gary and Naren talk about Dr. Dawson’s influence in Dentistry?
- 00:11:09 – What does the term complete dentistry mean?
- 00:11:43 – What is the WIDIOM rule?
- 00:15:38 – Gary shares the story he heard from Dr. Peter Dawson 25 years ago.
- 00:27:20 – What is the question Gary teaches his clients to ask their patients?
Q&A Segment
- 00:32:20 – Question 1 – It seems like the majority of my patients are only interested in treatment that is covered by their insurance. How can I attract patients that are not insurance dependent?
- 00:38:34 – Question 2 – Recently my office manager shared with me that she thinks I am guilty of pre-judging my patients. I have to applaud her for having the courage to share this with me. Sadly I think she is right. How can I change this?
- 00:42:06 – Question 3 – We have a very much working class patient base. Can I help these patients become interested in complete dentistry?
- 00:45:49 – Question 4 – I have so much appreciation for the many contributions that Dr. Peter Dawson made to our profession. I feel like one of the reasons that I often stop short of presenting complete dentistry is that I don’t feel fully competent to provide it. Can you suggest some CE resources?
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Gary Takacs
Gary became a successful practice owner by purchasing a fixer-upper practice and developing it into a world-class dental practice. He is passionate about sharing his hard-earned insights and experiences with dental practices across the globe. As a dental practice coach, Gary provides guidance for dental professionals on how to create a healthier practice style that lets them deliver excellent patient care while reducing depending on insurance.
More importantly, Gary’s insights are not just based on theory – as a co-owner of a dental practice, he has first-hand experience in making this transformation from a high-volume and low-fee insurance model to a fee-for-service approach that is more sustainable and promotes a patient-centric and financially healthy dental practice, and he is dedicated to sharing this knowledge with other dental practitioners via the popular Thriving Dentist Show!