Investment: Dental Health!

Amy Dukoff, D.M.D.
Investment: Dental Health!

Amy Dukoff

HE STOCK MARKET is today a place of uncertainty. Investing in the stock market for security for one’s future is not as sound an investment as it once was. So, what should our patients invest in for a good return? Teeth and oral health!
Good oral health is a sound investment, for the cost of dental treatment only goes up. The cost of a crown is more today than it was last year. Therefore, a crown went up in value. The crown that your patient has will probably last for more than ten years if not twenty years or thirty years; thus its replacement value will increase. Therefore, the original crown’s worth will have increased to its replacement value. A patient who waited to have the restorative treatment would have had to spend more money to have the crown fabricated. If the patient had bought stocks, the stock’s worth might have increased in value and replacement value—but it might have declined in value and replacement value. Thus, the investment in dental restorations should be viewed as the wiser investment, for its replacement value will have increased while the stock’s value is uncertain, fluctuating and possibly decreasing.
Not only are dental restorations a prudent investment monetarily, but they also are an investment in oneself by maintaining one’s oral health. Patients often overlook the importance of dentition and its supporting structure. It’s our insistence that good oral health is important not only for our patients’ dentition but also for our patients’ general health and well-being. A good smile is important for communication and social networking.
Investing in one’s self includes good nutrition. Good nutrition and eating habits are not only essential for our patients’ oral health but also good for their general well-being. More so, low anitoxidant levels have been associated with periodontal disease, poor cardiac functioning, and other ills. Encouraging our patients to invest in themselves in order to prevent disease will save them money and keep them functioning at a high level.
Therefore, investing in health is always a good investment for our patients. Investing in oral health is an investment that brings both short-term and long-term positive results.

October - December 2011

An investment in health is always a good investment.

FREE WORKSHOPS

For years we have conducted monthly workshops for dentists so that they can learn the benefits of relieved reamers used manually and in the 30-degree reciprocating handpiece. The response has been so popular over the years that we will naturally continue to give these workshops.

In addition, we have become acquainted with a company that produces a unique biophotonic scanner that takes an accurate measure of our antioxidant level in a non-invasive manner within 90 seconds. Given the importance of high antioxidiant levels to our overall health and in particular the ravages that low scores can mean on our periodontal status, we now have a tool that gives us crucial information regarding our nutritional health and the steps we can take to overcome any deficiencies. This tool and the supplements that may be required represent a significant progressive step in providing a service to our patients that can improve their overall health—more specifically their periodontal health—while adding a service that has major positive financial implications for your practice. If you would like to become more informed about this sophisticated technology and the beneficial effects it can have on your practice please contact our office to sign up for the presentation and at the same time be scanned yourself.

Just call (212) 582-8161 or e-mail us at mdkdendo@aol.com.

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