Re: Spa Dentistry?

From: Joel M. Eichen (joeleichen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 12/18/04 

Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 08:06:52 -0500

On 17 Dec 2004 18:36:36 -0800, "letsconnect" <letsconnect@myway.com>
wrote:

>What I was really trying to say is that for a lot of people, removing
>the "clinical environment" factor puts them at ease. In my own personal
>opinion, environmental anchors are one of the biggest factors in dental
>fear, and removing them makes things easier for the practitioner.

I like the stinky small of phenol and eugenol in the office.

Joel

>
>
>
>Tony Bad wrote:
>> "letsconnect" <letsconnect@myway.com> wrote in message
>> news:1103330372.405578.307750@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> > "Spa dentistry" is really an umbrella term. Some would argue that
>"spa
>> > dentistry" only encompasses places which offer actual spa
>treatments,
>> > such as massages or manicures etc. But the term is used much more
>> > loosely to refer to dental offices which make an effort to make the
>> > dental experience more pleasant.
>>
>> Your definition is typical of modern dental marketing where people
>like to
>> pretend they have invented the wheels that have been spinning for
>years. These
>> days we hear and see terms like "Family" or "cosmetic" dentistry, but
>what came
>> before? Were there practices that refused to treat families? Wasn't
>dentistry
>> always concerned with cosmetics? Your interpretation of "spa
>dentistry" is just
>> a new word for something that has been ongoing for years. Interesting
>you chose
>> a reference from DE, which in my mind one of the biggest purveyors of
>this brand
>> of BS.
>>
>> I think serving milkshakes in one's office is silly, but I have no
>doubt some
>> people like it.
>>
>> I am a bit disturbed, however, by this statement...
>>
>> "If you offer nitrous oxide in your practice, look at those clinical
>members who
>> never forget to offer it to your patients. They will most likely be
>your most
>> capable spa facilitators."...
>>
>> I think nitrous should be used when clinically necessary, not peddled
>as a
>> marketing enhancer or mood setter by some one characterized as a
>"facilitator".
>>
>> Like I said before, I think all this crap lends a circus atmosphere
>to our
>> profession. I wouldn't like it as a patient and quite frankly, I am
>embarrassed
>> by it as a dentist.
>>
>> T

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