As soon as feel set in the game, he changes the rules of the game.
this is a thought that many of us might relate two and a lot of us are like we have a huge scope of upgraded practice implementation as well file many of US will think, I might not be able to sustain in dentistry if it is a long lockdown and some might be thinking of having an alternative source of income.
what this time has done as to test teach and trainers for the worst days in business.
plenty of us are already trained and enjoying this phase of life but there are still majority of dentist finding this time difficult both emotionally and psychologically as well.
Ponderpause for a while to ponder is the biggest line that needs to be understood at this juncture of life. while a lot of us have started that address to open up it is just simple sanity to reflect upon the safety security and sanity before we open up.Do not forget life is for once just think for once putting your hand on your heart is it safe?which supreme Court guideline for banning aerosol producing procedures thing what are we left with just simple extraction yes send it works on financial pain of us and the physical pain of patient financial pain if if any from our side will not be fulfilled if we refrain from aerosol producing procedures and the physical pain reduction of a patient is is only criteria that should take you to the clinic considering your family at risk. Do you want to relieve someone else’s from pain Killers by asking your own family?choice is yours and will always be to choose between sanity and Insanity. Reflect and focus upon letting the feeling of gratitude overpower the feeling of losing out. Opening up now is like shooting blindfolded with your family in the shooting range.
1. Gratitude comprises of having plentiful times to capture best quality time ever with your family.2. having the opportunity to regain your most ignored at most important aspect of life that is your health.3. Join the ecstasies of life with the force pause by nature reading writing music painting photography and what not.
PLANREFLECT ON THE PAST, TRAIN IN THE PRESENT AND PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE.”I don’t have a plan to start my practice in this covid times”.This is the most usual sentence we say often to ourselves these days.Which so many river done on a dentist talking thanks like extraoral sections, hepa filters coma working without AC personal protective equipment on, we feel overwhelmed that how am I gonna apply all this.
80 20 Pareto principle will still rule the roost full stop many practices want follow most of the instructions. But you’re reading this article do not want to be in that 80% you want to be in the top 20%.Even if you want to be top 20% you still might think all this is not possible I will rather find a way out as I cannot fulfill hundred percent.
The recipe to make your best post Covid plan.1 first point of contact nextWho is going to become the first point of contact with the patient these days is it going to be the receptionist or the dentist?Will we have a policy to screen patients or will we take in everyone who comes in?This is a question you need to answer for yourself would you like to treat emergencies now or would you not mind taking normal examination cases as well in the severe times.
2. Triage call to assess the level of discomfort the patient has does the patient need the treatment considering the situations that are happening around us right now surprise calls importance is supreme in these times of vivid virus.The questions you need to ask the patient is on a scale of 0 to 10 how much difficult problematic or painful is the situation and then you need to go through the sheets of Dr anil Arora where and urgency emergency and elective procedures have been very aptly explained.3. Entry into clinicoutside the gate of the clinic there should be a notice displaying three things 1 would you allow the attendance or not 2. do not touch any surfaces inside 3. sanitize and hand wash outside the clinic only there in clinic has provided that facility.
4. REGISTRATIONREGISTRATION CAN BE PAPERLESS REGISTRATION NEEDS TO BE RECORDED IF POSSIBLE AND THERE SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING PRESENT IN THE RECEPTION THERE HAS TO BE A MARKED PLACE FOR THE PATIENTS EATING AND PATIENT STANDING.A COMPLETE MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE PATIENT IS TAKEN INTO A WELL ORGANISED REGISTRATION FORM WHICH IS TO BE FILLED BY THE RECEPTIONIST ON PAPER OR ON SOFTWARE.EXPLAINING THE EFFECTS OF THIS PANDEMIC IN DENTAL PATIENTS AND DENTISTRY IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE IN THE BEGINNING SO THAT THE PATIENT DOES NOT OVERRIDE OR MAKE DECISIONS UNKNOWINGLY ABOUT THIS VARIETY OF THE SITUATIONS THAT THEY CAN LAND UP IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT THAT BIG.
5 entrance into operatory
Patients needs to be draped floor-length the surgical drapes shoe cover needs to be put on head caps needs to be there and gloves needs to be worn by the patients as well and they need to be told very clearly that they are not supposed to touch their face.
6. Donning the personal protective equipment by dental team.7. Consultation with the doctor needs to be done first. The patient might not even need a dental examination full stop try and fulfill the patient’s needs here if you think that an examination is not required full stop that is again a clinical decision that you as a collision needs to make. if you think that dental examination is not required then prescribe anything that you want to prescribe to the patient or do the needful it could be anu PG or it could be any other investigation that you want them to undergo and prescribe them in a paperless form if that is possible in your setup.if the patients needs to be taken into the operating the op ji has been done it is going to be a huge game changer these days as intraoral X-rays will be discouraged just for the diagnostic purpose you do not you would not want to touch the saliva such and prepare the chair for disinfection give the first aid write down the prescription and discharge the patient.