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Hello,
You are invited to participate in our survey, in-house specialist service provider case study . In this survey, approximately 30 dental clinics will be asked to complete a survey that asks questions about Utilizing the specialist services in-house. It will take approximately 5 minutes to complete the questionnaire.

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Background:
Most of general dental offices refer some of their patients to the specialist. Instead of referring to the specialist offices, a cooperation will arrange to have specialists come in instead of referring. These specialists will be working as independent contractors of the cooperation and on a case by case basis. All arrangement, time scheduling and payments of the dental offices for these specialist services will be managed through the cooperation.

Benefits of this service for a general dentist office:
• Create a new source of revenue
• Increase production
• Keep patients in house
• Carry larger range of services in house
• Result in more patient convenience
• Deal with the cooperation who utilizes several specialists instead of dealing with several specialists with different schedules (one point of contact)
 
 
 
Name of the clinic and dentist(s) :
   
 
 
 
Contact details:
Address:
Phone # :
Email address:
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Demographic of the clinic and practice
Group practice(yes/no)
Number of patients a year
Number of operatory(s)
Number of hygienist(s)
Number of assistant(s)
 
 
How do you refer patients to specialists for these cases ?
Yes No
Endodontics
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Orthodontics
Periodontics
Pediatric dentistry
Prosthodontics
Dental Anesthesiology
 
 
Which of these parts of work can be managed by clinic?
Yes Maybe No
Provide operatory and proper space
Work with the cooperation to arrange and schedule the patients appointments
Offer the assistant who can work with specialist if required
Pay the cooperation based on a percentage of the collection
 
 
 
How often do you refer patients to specialists (a month) ?
• Endodontics - Root canal therapy and study of diseases of the dental pulp.
• Oral and maxillofacial surgery - Extractions, implants, and facial surgery.
• Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics
• Periodontics (also periodontology)
• Pediatric dentistry (formerly pedodontics) - Dentistry for children
• Prosthodontics - Dentures, bridges and the restoration of implants.
• Others
• Dental Anesthesiology
 
 
Which of the following specialists are you interested in providing in-house?
Yes No
• Endodontics - Root canal therapy and study of diseases of the dental pulp.
• Oral and maxillofacial surgery - Extractions, implants, and facial surgery.
• Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics
• Periodontics (also periodontology) -
• Pediatric dentistry (formerly pedodontics) - Dentistry for children
• Prosthodontics - Dentures, bridges and the restoration of implants.
• Dental Anesthesiology
 
 
 
How does this business case sound ? Is there a market for all these services?
   
 
 
 
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this service ?