Think of decay in your teeth like having your house on fire. Would you call a carpenter to build some beautiful cabinetry while the fire was burning? Or, would you put the fire out first?
Most dentists focus on the treatment – they want to talk to you about how beautiful their treatment is or how cheap it is – instead, we focus on helping you get healthy so you don’t need future treatment!
State & National Recognition:
Dayton Area Baldrige Award for Organizational Excellence
American Academy of Ambulatory Health Care – National Award for Clinical Effectiveness www.aaahc.org
Occupational Safety & Health Administration – Office Safety www.osha.gov
Academy of General Dentistry* – Dr. Smith www.agd.org
Dayton Chamber of Commerce (Blue Chip Award) for Business Excellence
Ohio Partnership for Excellence (State award) for Organizational Excellence www.partnershipohio.org
Beta Sigma Gamma (Wright State)
At HealthPark Dentistry, our award-winning, common sense approach focuses on putting the fire out before rebuilding. Simple, effective, unique – therefore Award Winning!
Our award-winning preventive approach is based on building relationships with our clients to help them learn how to get healthy and then year after year, avoid new dental problems, until finally they no longer get decay and their gums are healthy. Once you are healthy, the rest is easy – maintain it!
You can feel confident you have a high quality, prevention-focused dental practice when you see the following:
- You start with a thorough exam and a full series of xrays (18 in all) – you should spend at least ½ hour talking with the dentist about your dental background, goals and concerns followed by a thorough clinical exam.
- If you have significant treatment needs, then you should be invited back for a ½ hour free conference where your dentist has taken the time to write up your treatment plan – outlining your goals and step by step treatment as well as the total fee for your dentistry presented by the dentist so you can ask questions and set your priorities.
- Dental cleanings should last 45 minutes if you are healthy and 60 minutes if you have gum disease. An oral cancer screening and blood pressure check should occur at every dental cleaning visit.
- The dentists should participate in a peer review process where they review one patient in each of the 10-15 major categories of treatment (fillings, crowns, extractions, partial/complete dentures, implants, etc.) At HealthPark, our dentists review each other’s charts, xrays and photographs of treatment twice a year.
- Ask if the practice uses current technology – ask if they use a Diagnodent (laser decay diagnostic tool), digital xrays, digital shade matching equipment, online confirmation and communication system. Chances are, if they stay current with technology, they also stay current with dental techniques and products.
