In this solo episode, I wanted to review a scoring system I created that allows pediatric dentists to reflect and compare their own attributes. Some pediatric dentists are great at running a business, some are excellent clinicians, some have great behavior management with the kids, and some are extremely efficient with their time. But often times as dentists we fail in other categories where we should be trying to improve. For example, just because somebody can see 80 patients a day and produces 2 million dollars a year doesn’t mean that they are truly improving oral hygiene in their community, that they are actually doing good dentistry, or that they have a staff that is proud to work with them.
The scoring system includes the 10 categories relevant to a good pediatric dentist, with a 1-10 score for each (100 total possible points). The idea is to go through and reflect on these categories with minimal bias to determine how good of a pediatric dentist you are. The 10 scoring categories of a good pediatric dentist are broken down in this podcast and include:
Clinical skills and outcomes
Behavior management
Impact on community oral health
Parent perceptions
Involvement in organized dentistry
Office staff scores
Doctor mental health
Office technology and improvements
Office production
Office overhead
