The practices of Dental and medical specialists benefit greatly from the referrals of other medical professionals, while the general dentist makes do with one at a time referrals from patients, advertising “special offers” and
“dental plans”.

How would it change the character of your practice if half of your new patients were sent by their cardiologist, endocrinologist or OB because of their health?

The Oral Systemic Connection is the phenomenon created by the fact that the most recent and compelling research demonstrates a clear, causal connection between periodontal disease and heart attack, stroke, pre-mature birth, diabetes and other very serious health problems. Additionally, proper treatment of periodontal disease has been shown to reduce these risk factors.

One day the medical profession will realize that treating periodontal disease is the most effective, safest, way of lowering important factors in systemic disease and it will be standard of care to refer their patients for a periodontal evaluation. In fact they may be at risk for mal-practice suits if they don’t.

However any dentist who has “jumped the gun” and written letters and attempted to take a cardiologist to lunch has probably been rebuffed and discouraged because:

• Most MD’s still haven’t heard enough about the O/S Connection to take dentists and oral health seriously.
• Most are very busy and see a patient every six minutes.
• You are not part of their PPO Network.
• They just don’t think about referring to dentists.

If left on it’s own the process itself will gain enough momentum so that in five to ten years you may be enjoying a new standard of living, but our Centers for Dental MedicineTM have collaboration with other professionals as part of their mission:

“The mission of the Center for Dental MedicineTM  is to improve the health of our patients by being the bridge between dentistry and medicine through communication and collaboration with associated members of the medical profession.

Therefore the objective to speed up the process and locate the early adopters.  Additionally they wish to establish themselves as THE dental practice to refer to when the time comes. And remember only 10 MD’s sending 2 patients a month can make a big difference.

To find out more about how to change the character of your practice and download the free report “Introduction to Physician Referrals” click on the link below.
MDUpdate.pdf

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