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The Growth of Itinerant Dental Specialists

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The Growth of Itinerant Dental Specialists

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  1. TheGrowthofItinerantDentalSpecialists Itinerantdentalspecialistsaregrowinginnumbersandpopularity.Duetodentists’decliningincome andpatients’increaseddemandforspecialdentalservices,thesespecialistsareinhighdemand.Still, manydentistsarereluctanttoworkwithanitinerantdentalspecialist.Theyhavequestionsabouthowit works,orarenotsureifitisrightfortheirpractice.Inthisarticle,wewilltalkaboutwhatanitinerant dentalspecialistdoesandhowtheycanhelpyourbusiness. WhatisanItinerantDentalSpecialist? Anitinerantdentalspecialisttravelstootherdentists’officestoperformservices.Itinerantdental specialistsmayrotatebetweenseveraldifferentdentists’officesonaweeklyormonthlybasis,orthey maybecontractedonanas-neededbasis.Thisdiffersfromthetraditionalmodel,wheredentists referpatientsouttospecialists. Awidevarietyofspecialistschoosetotravel—periodontists,endodontists,andoralsurgeonscan allbeitinerantdentalspecialists.Theyperformservicessuchasdentalimplants,extractions,orroot canals,allintheofficesofageneraldentist. ItinerantDentalSpecialistsvs.theTraditionalReferralModel Howdoesusinganitinerantdentalspecialistcomparetothetraditionalmodelofreferringpatientsout? Thereareseveraladvantagestoworkingwithatravellingspecialist. First,generaldentistslosemoneywhentheyreferpatientsout.Eachyear,dentistsreferoutbillionsof dollars’worthofservicestospecialists.Byusinganitinerantdentalspecialist,theseservicesarekeptin office.Thedentistnowcontrolsthebillingandcontractswiththelocaltravelingspecialisttoperform thetreatmentservices.Thedentistandspecialistwillagreeonatreatmentsharingpercentagewhich typicallyincludessharingthecostsassociatedwithperformingthetreatment. Withoutanitinerantdentalspecialist,dentistsmayfeelthattheonlywaytokeeptheirclientsinhouse istohireafull-timespecialist.Thiscanleavealreadystrugglingdentistspayinganothersalary.Other dentistshavechosentoperformminorproceduresthemselves,suchasextractions.Whilethismaywork financially,itmeanspatientsarenotreceivingthehigh-qualityservicestheywouldgetfromadedicated specialist.Theassumptionoftreatmentliabilitybecomesamajorhurdleforprivatepracticedentists whofeelcompelledtoperformspecialtydentalservices.Whencasetreatmentbecomescompromised suchaswhenthereisacatastrophicfailureofanimplant,thecostandcomplicationsofremediating thesecasesrisessubstantially.Itissimplyamatterofnumbers. Privatepracticedentiststypicallydonotseeenoughcasesinamonthoryeartoprovidethepatientwith thenecessarycareandexperiencewhencasesbecomeunexpectedlychallenged.Anoralsurgeon,on theotherhand,willoftensee10-50timesmoreimplantcasesinamonththentheaverageindividual dentist.Inaddition,theongoingeducationthatanoralsurgeongoesthrougheveryyearisutterly dedicatedtothesetypesofspecialtytreatmentswhereasageneraldentistmayhavedifferent educationalandtrainingpriorities.

  2. Therearealsoadvantagesforspecialistswhochoosetotravel.ItinerantdentalspecialistscantravelfullTherearealsoadvantagesforspecialistswhochoosetotravel.Itinerantdentalspecialistscantravelfull timeandavoidthehighcostofrentingandmaintainmedicalofficespaceandrunningtheirownprivate practice.Theymayalsodecidetohavetheirownpractice,thentravelspecificdaysoutofthemonthto supplementtheirincome.Thisworkswellfordentalspecialistswhodonothaveenoughclientstofill theirschedule.Itisalsoanextremelypowerfulmethodforstrengtheningtherelationshipswiththeir existingreferralbasewhoareundoubtedlybeingcourtedbyotherlocalspecialists. Dentalspecialistswhoareinhighdemandmayespeciallybenefitfromtravelling.Often,dentistsand patientsarewillingtopayapremiumforitinerantdentalspecialists.Highlyqualifieditinerantdental specialistscanmakehundredsorthousandsofdollarsinadays’work,withoutworryingaboutthe overheadcoststhatcomewithaprivatepractice. Finally,therearemajorbenefitsforpatients.Whenpatientsrequirespecialservices,areferraltoan outsidespecialistcanbeahassle.Thepatienthastocallthespecialist,setupanappointment,andgoto anofficetheydonotknowforaprocedurethatisexpensiveandcomplexinnature.Thereisalsomore paperworkinvolvedforthepatient.Notsurprisingly,manypatientsdonotfollowthroughwhenthey receiveareferralfromtheirdentistandinmanycases,thepatientneverreturnstotheoriginaldental office.Withanitinerantdentalspecialist,patientsdonothavetogoanywhere—theycanreceive treatmentsrightintheirregulardentists’office.Studieshavedemonstratedthatpatientsaremuch morelikelytoaccepttreatmentwhenthetreatmentisprovidedwithintheofficeofthegeneraldentist. AGrowingMarket Themarketforitinerantdentalspecialistsisgrowingfast.Moredentistsareemployingitinerant specialistsratherthanreferringpatientsout.Thisisduetoanumberoffactors,specifically,therising costsofrunningadentalpractice,dentists’decliningincome,andtheeasyavailabilityofitinerantdental specialists. Asthecostofdoingbusinessrisesanddentists’incomefall,manydentistsarelookingfornewwaysto increaserevenue.Addingtheservicesofanitinerantdentalspecialistprovidesdentistsanopportunity toaccomplishthisgoal.Inadditiontobringingspecialtydentaltreatmentrevenuebackintothedentist, thepatientenjoysamuchmorecomfortableandconvenientdentaltreatmentexperience. Today,nearly25%ofprivatepracticedentistshavereducedoreliminatedthetraditionofreferring patientstospecialists.Theydothisbyeitheracquiringthespecialtyclinicalskillsthemselvesorbyhiring itinerantspecialistsafewtimeseachmonth.Itseemsprettyclearthatmoreandmorespecialtywork willcontinuetobeperformedwithintheconfinesoftheprivatepracticedentaloffice. HowToFindALocalTravelingSpecialist Theinternethasmadeiteasierfordentiststolocatespecialists.Oneofthefastest-growingofthese sitesismypractice9.Mypractice9isabitdifferentthanothersitesinthatitconnectdentistsand specialistsina100%web-basedapplication.Onmypractice9,dentistscanusethesiteforfree.Thesite quicklyandeasilyprovidesathoughtfulmethodfordentiststoidentifyandhireitinerantspecialistslike oralsurgeons,orthodontistsandprosthodontists.Ittookuslessthan45secondstofillouttheirshort registrationinformationandwithoneclickwewerereadytopostacase.Dentistspostjobsthatthey

  3. needcompleted—forexample,adentistmayhaveapatientinneedofanimplant.Specialistscansearchneedcompleted—forexample,adentistmayhaveapatientinneedofanimplant.Specialistscansearch andfindjobsthatareintheirlocalgeographicareaandareaofexpertise.Bymatchinggeneraldentists anditinerantdentalspecialistsinthisway,mypractice9iscreatinganewkindofmarketfordental services.Mypractice9chargesaflatmonthlymembershipfeetospecialists. Thereareseveralothersitesthathelpdentistsconnectwithitinerantdentalspecialistswhocan performtheservicestheyneed.SiteslikeDentalSpecialistNetworkandSynergySpecialistsprovidea poolofdentalspecialistsfromwhichdentistscanselectthroughacontractedbasis.Theseservicescan beexpensivebuttheydoprovideaniceresourcefordentistslookingforhelpwithintheirpractice. Unfortunately,thesesitesofferservicesinverylimitedmarkets. Theadvantagestodentistspartneringupwithitinerantdentalspecialistsarenumerous.Byworking withatravellingspecialist,dentistscansavemoneyandprovidebettercareforpatients.Nowthatithas becomeeasierthaneverfordentistsanditinerantdentalspecialiststoconnect,thereisnoreasonall dentistscannotofferhigh-qualityspecialtyservicesintheirownoffice.

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