Dr. Tom Giacobbi is back with another quick tip in his latest installment from the Just a Minute, Doc series below. This time, he focuses on the influence that personalized treatment recommendations have on your dental patients.
Video transcript
"Oh yeah, I think we might want to get him a new bib. I'll be right back.
"Let's take a minute to talk about personalizing home care recommendations.
"Dentists and hygienists carry a tremendous amount of influence over our patients when we recommend products, so it's important for everyone in your practice to be on the same page.
"Patients unwilling to floss? Then a water flosser might be a great option that's easy to use. Patient with dry mouth? More and more patients have this issue, and every day we have other patients coming in telling us about products they love to use. Lastly, patient with high caries? We're discussing diet habits ... sipping a soda all day long ... yeah, not so great.
"Bottom line, at your next staff meeting, you should put together a menu of all your practice recommendations based on the categories they fall in. Then you have an easy handout that you can check off your choices and give it to the patient to take home. Make sure you take a moment to follow up in a week to be sure those new habits are taking hold. Your patient will appreciate you for it.
"Now let's get back to work.
