HOW DID YOU CELEBRATE DENTAL ASSISTANTS RECOGNITION WEEK?

This year the week of March 6-12 was designated as Dental Assistants Recognition Week for the United States and Canada.

One clever dentist, Dr. Mark Boukzam of Deerfield, Florida,  gave his team a reward that will last a lifetime. He trained his loyal team in Dental Sleep Medicine. “We realized that many of our patients were suffering from sleep apnea and I wanted to be able to help them.”, Dr. Boukzam said.  After receiving training in the Sleep Group Solutions’ seminar, he implemented a program where every staff member could benefit from helping their patients enjoy healthy, life-supporting sleep. “By involving every member of my team in screening and interviewing our patients,” Dr. Boukzam adds, “I am able to show them that I view them as total health care professionals. They helped me build this dental practice and I want to share the success with them.”

Liz, the practice’s Patient Care Coordinator says, ” After 15 years in dental practice this is the most rewarding service I have participated in. I feel I am truly improving the quality of life for my patients.. and in fact, saving lives.”

There is no greater gift we can give ourselves than to help our fellow men and women.

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  The theme for this year’s event was “Our mission is to serve, our passion is to care,”

Dental Assistants’ Recognition Week

  Each year, dentists take a week to honor dental assistants for their role on the dental team, recognizing their broad spectrum of duties and highlighting their often unheralded contribution to quality dental care. The American Dental Assistants Association, American Dental Association, Canadian Dental Assistants Association and Canadian Dental Association jointly recognize the observance. Dental assistant associations, dental assisting schools, and U.S. Army and Air Force dental clinics all join dental offices in honoring dental assistants during this designated week.

END OF YEAR BENEFITS

DON’T LET YOUR PATIENTS THROW THEIR MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN

Sending your patients an End of Year Benefit Reminder now will give you time to send any Pre-treatment Estimates needed and still have time to seat any crowns or fabricate an Intraoral Sleep Apnea appliance before the end of the year.

With just a few months left in the year, it’s time to remind patients of their unused benefits…to use them or lose them.   Your patients may have  forgotten about those unused insurance benefits that have been deducted from their salary all year and they will be lost if not used!

Don’t let your patients throw their money down the drain!

 Remember to Tweet and post on Facebook. New prospects looking for a dentist have unused insurance benefits, too,  and you just let them know where they can use them…in your office!

Here is a sample notice that you can customize and send:

Subject:  You Could be Losing Benefits You’ve Already Earned.

Another year is winding down!  We wanted to remind you to make sure you take advantage of any unused dental insurance benefits you may have remaining since most companies do not allow you to carry these over to the next year.

Not sure if you have benefits remaining? No problem!  Call us at (office telephone number) or email (office email address) to schedule your appointment, or if we can be of assistance in any way. We’re here for you!

Look forward to seeing you soon!

(Doctor’s Name)

Sample Tweet or Facebook post – Reminder: Take advantage of any unused Insurance  benefits before the end of the year. They don’t carry over. Call us. (phone) (124 characters)

JOIN THE BATTLE AGAINST OSA

WHY DO HEALTH CARE PROS AGREE THAT THIS IS THE TIME FOR DENTAL SLEEP MEDICINE?

Read the reasons here on The Sleep Magazine on-line.

Strike while the iron is hot.

  

 www.TheSleepMagazine.com/ 

And register here to join the battle against Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

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SAN DIEGO, CA – 07/31/2015 – 08/01/2015 Register Now! 

Aug 2015

NEW YORK, NY  – 08/07/2015 – 08/08/2015 Register Now! 
DENVER, CO      – 08/14/2015 – 08/15/2015 Register Now! 
PORTLAND, ME  – 08/21/2015 – 08/22/2015 Register Now! 
CLEVELAND, OH – 08/28/2015 – 08/29/2015 Register Now!

ONCE AGAIN SGS INNOVATES IN DENTAL SLEEP MEDICINE.

An advanced Call Center, the first in the industry, in Sleep Group Solutions’ Florida headquarters, is up and running to serve the needs of dentists, physicians and sleep disorder patients.

The call center is a platform for sharing information on the symptoms and treatment modalities of sleep dysfunctions like Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

The call center connects people that have sleep disorder symptoms with the most effective treatment therapists- dentists who are trained and qualified in Dental Sleep Medicine.

A concerned dentist or patient may call to participate: 855-475-3374

A BIG STEP FOR SLEEP HEALTH IN FLORIDA

Dental Sleep Medicine is making progress in all directions. If all OSA professsionals would be less competitive and more cooperative we could make greater strides to help the 40 million sleep deprived victims.

This past weekend in Florida Sleep Group Solutions showed how DSM masters from all over our country could come together to brainstorm for the benefit of the profession and the health of the public.

Here, at SGS headquarters,  the Dental Sleep Medicine award winners are posing for a photo after the masterminding sessions.

Wish you were there.

FIND GOLD IN SAN FRANCISCO THIS WEEKEND

Meet Dr. Barry Freydberg in San Francisco on January 9th and 10th and

Learn Sleep Apnea from A to Z

  Dr. Freydberg is a recognized and highly respected authority in Dental Sleep Medicine. He lectures from coast to coast to dentists who want to build their practices.

  This 2 day course is designed to provide you with the knowledge to confidently return to your practice and immediately begin implementing new screening and treatment protocols to help the 40,000,000 Sleep Apnea effected victims.

 

The course includes:

• Patient Education,
• Case Presentation and Treatment Acceptance,
• Hands-on working with the popular Oral Appliances including TAP, Respire, EMA, Silent Night and others,
• Sleep Apnea Medical Insurance Codes, Fees, Billing Procedures,
• And much more.

After the Seminar Dr. Freydberg will continue to Mentor you, giving you the confidence to be a succesful Sleep Medicine Doctor.

Meet him here, read the full course outline, and register here:  http://join.sleepgroupsolutions.com/seminars/san-francisco-ca/

About the SGS Course Instructor: Dr. Barry Freydberg

 

Dr. Barry Freydberg, a 1968 graduate of the University Of Illinois College Of Dentistry is a full-time practicing dentist. He was named “Alumni of the Year” in 2004.He is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and a Fellow of the International Academy for Dental-Facial Esthetics. He is a leading speaker on conservative “Prepless” esthetic dentistry and is considered a pioneer in raising dentists’ awareness of the ever-growing link between high technology and practice and clinical management. And, as digital technology has matured, he also focuses on “Techsthetics”, the link between technology and diagnosing, marketing and providing better esthetic dentistry.

HOW TO BENEFIT FROM THE END OF DST

The days are getting shorter. Darkness arrives earlier.in the evening. Daylight Saving Time ends on November 2nd and we turn our clocks back one hour. When we wake up Sunday morning it will be a little darker than yesterday morning. We’ll have one extra hour for sleep.

In order to fulfill the essential number of regenerating sleep cycles the average adult needs 7-8 hours. A five stage sleep cycle repeats consistently throughout the night. One complete sleep cycle lasts about 90 minutes. So during an average night’s sleep (8 hours), an adult will experience about four or five cycles of sleep.

A Little History of Daylight Saving Time
The concept of setting the clocks ahead in the spring in order to make better use of natural daylight was first introduced in the US by inventor Benjamin Franklin in 1784.

During his time as an American envoy to France, Ben Franklin publisher of the old English proverb, “Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise” anonymously published a letter suggesting that Parisians economize on candles by rising earlier to use morning sunlight. This 1784 satire proposed taxing shutters, rationing candles, and waking the public by ringing church bells and firing cannons at sunrise.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt instituted year-round DST in the United States, called “War Time” during World War II from February 9, 1942 to September 30, 1945. The change was implemented 40 days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and during this time, the U.S. time zones were called “Eastern War Time”, “Central War Time”, and “Pacific War Time”. After the surrender of Japan in mid-August 1945, the time zones were relabeled “Peace Time”.
Congress decided to end the confusion and establish the Uniform Time Act of 1966 that stated DST would begin on the last Sunday of April and end on the last Sunday of October. However, states still had the ability to be exempt from DST by passing a local ordinance.Healthy nights of sleep are essential to recharge our human organs and maintain good health and longevity. 

 This fall, dentists have the opportunity to spring forward with Dental Sleep Medicine and help the millions of their Sleep Apnea victims. 

Upcoming training seminars by DSM experts are available in the following cities:

Oklahoma City    Dr.Damian Blum
Atlanta                Dr. Marty Lipsey
Hollywood, FL     Dr. Dan Tache’
Boston               Dr Barry Freydberg
Indianapolis        Dr. George Jones

Orlando              Dr Anjoo Ely

You can view the dates and course outlines and register here:
http://sleepgroupsolutions.com/2.0/modules/piCal/index.php?smode=&op=&cid=2

 

DENTISTS STRIKE GOLD IN SAN FRANCISCO

 

Attending the Sleep Group Solutions‘ training seminar on Sleep Dysfunctions in San Fransisco, a new team of dentists prospected for gold and found it there.
Dr. Marty Lipsey presented a two day comprehensive course which included:

•  The science of sleep,
•  Identifying the 34% of their patients who were Sleep Apnea victims,
  
•  Patient Education,
•  Case Presentation and Treatment Acceptance,
•  Understanding and handling the comorbidities,
  
•  Hands-on working with the popular Oral Appliances including TAP, Respire, EMA, Silent Night and others,
•  Sleep Apnea Medical Insurance Codes, Fees, Billing Procedures.

These lucky dentists who struck it rich are now able to begin screening and treating their patients who desperately need their help.

Next up in Dental Sleep Medicine courses (16 CEU) :

          Pick your expert or city:

10th October 2014 Friday	11th October 2014 Saturday	Charleston, SC – Dr. Jeffrey Horowitz
17th October 2014 Friday	18th October 2014 Saturday	Washington, D.C. – Dr.George Jones
17th October 2014 Friday	18th October 2014 Saturday	Portland, OR – Dr. Barry Freydberg
24th October 2014 Friday	25th October 2014 Saturday	Philadelphia, PA – Dr. Damian Blum
24th October 2014 Friday	25th October 2014 Saturday	Dallas, TX –     Dr. Marty Lipsey
7th November 2014 Friday	8th November 2014 Saturday	Oklahoma City, OK – Dr. Damian Blum
7th November 2014 Friday	8th November 2014 Saturday	Atlanta, GA –    Dr. Marty Lipsey
14th November 2014 Friday	15th November 2014 Saturday	Hollywood, FL – ADVANCED Dr. Dan Tache’
14th November 2014 Friday	15th November 2014 Saturday	Boston, MA – Dr. Barry Freydberg

Read the course outline, see the speakers and register here to get your gold:    http://sleepgroupsolutions.com/2.0/modules/piCal/index.php?smode=&op=&cid=2

What would make YOU stand out and be sought out as a Dentist?

I’m sure you understand that now, more than ever, you need to stand out and be able to offer not only EXCELLENCE, but also DIFFERENCE. In this sluggish economy, where there is a perception of “financial doom”, (I personally don’t believe in that.), dental consumers have a tight hold on their wallets and reports of dental service acceptance show a concerning drop.

What would make YOU stand out and be sought out?

WHAT ‘UNIQUENESS” ARE PATIENTS LOOKING FOR TODAY?

What are YOU doing now to offer a unique service? Your First Class Service and Patient Engagement are expected as basic “givens”. But what is your clinical niche?

Are YOU the dental practice they must go to? Are you the only practice around that offers “invisible” braces, or mini-implant dentures or Nutritional Analysis ?  Are you the “Holistic Dentist”, the “Soft Tissue Management Dentist”, the “Snooze Dentist”,  the “Snore Dentist”? Are you the “Sleep Dysfunction Dentist”?

EVOLUTION OF DENTAL DEMAND

Remember how it was about 20 years ago when teeth whitening (aka “bleaching”) was the “new kid on the block”- THE “HOT BUTTON”? If you had an “in-office” Bright Smile or Zoom machine, you could schedule an operatory all day long with patients from near and far. After that we had the “porcelain age of dentistry”, when the media made patients very image-conscious for “smile enhancements” at any cost while the public was more confident in the future of the economy . Teeth whitening is now offered in nearly every practice, and in most as a discounted loss leader. Cosmetic crowns and veneers are now a lower patient priority.

Implants were the next rage in dental attractions. Today most dental practices are offering implants.

SO, WHERE ARE WE NOW?

What would make YOU stand out and be sought out?

 

Dental Sleep Medicine is where Teeth Whitening was 20 years ago.

It is the “hot button” where Implant Dentistry was 10 years ago.

Strike while the iron is hot.

DSM can be your uniqueness to serve the needs of 34% of your existing patients and attract many new patients.    Take the training and stand out as the “go-to” dentist in your area.

THREE POWERHOUSES OF DENTAL SLEEEP MEDICINE

Sleep Apnea victims will not have to go untreated in YOUR office. 

SUBJECT:             Introduction to Dental Sleep Medicine
DATE:                    August 22nd and 23rd – Friday and Saturday
TIME:                      8 A.M. to 5 P.M.
LOCATION:            Irvine, California  at The Glidewell International Tech Center
PRESENTERS:     Dr. Barry Freydberg,  Mr. John Nadeau,  Dr. Marty Lipsey

16 CE Credits

This 2 day course is designed to provide you with the knowledge to confidently return to your practice and immediately begin implementing new screening and treatment protocols.

The course includes:

• Patient Education,
• The Fascinating Science of Sleep,
• Case Presentation and Treatment Acceptance,
• Hands-on working with the popular Oral Appliances including TAP, Respire, EMA, Silent Night and others,
• Sleep Apnea Medical Insurance Codes, Fees, and Billing Procedures,
• And much more.

Review the course outline and register here: http://sleepgroupsolutions.com/2.0/modules/piCal/index.php?action=View&event_id=0000003056

Dr. Barry Freydberg,  is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and a Fellow of the International Academy for Dental-Facial Esthetics. He is considered a pioneer in raising dentists’ awareness of the ever-growing link between high technology and practice and clinical management. Barry is a frequent presenter of Sleep Group Solutions’ training seminars.

Mr. John Nadeau, SGS Vice President,  has been actively involved in the dental sleep medicine community since 2002. He has worked with several hundred dentists in the field and helped many of them get started with sleep in their own practices. An expert on airway acoustic imaging and home sleep testing John authored the SGS protocol manual detailing the steps-by-step process involved in taking a patient from initial screening through diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. John’s passion for dental sleep medicine comes through strongly in his lectures and he has been an invited guest instructor at many dental meetings and teaching facilities across North America.

Dr. Marty Lipsey, presenting Saturday, is one of the foremost authorities on electronic medical billing and successful insurance coding and processing for Sleep Apnea services. He trains dental practices from New York to Los Angeles in Dental Sleep Medicine and Medical Billing systems.

 This is an opportunity to stand out in your community as a skilled leader in discovering and treating the victims of Sleep Apnea. One of every three patients you see have the symptoms of Sleep Apnea. Do you want to help them?P.S.

By the way, did you know how many motor vehicle accidents each year can be blamed on fatigue? The number is 100,000 and climbing, according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Think of this way: can you imagine how much safer our roads would be if everyone would just get enough HEALTHY sleep?

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