Posts Tagged ‘Medical Treatment’

Would Partnering With Your Patients Increase Patient Compliance?

When patients are asked what their priorities are in their medical care, they state that they want a physician and office that will partner with them in their medical journey. Patients want to feel that they are on the same team as their physician and medical office and that, together, they will address medical issues and concerns as they arise.

The primary need that the patient has is that of certainty. While we know there are no guarantees in anyone’s medical care or treatment, the patient needs to feel certain of the relationship we are promising them when they are in our medical offices. The needs of the patient are certainly clinical, yet the emotional need to connect with us and form a relationship overrides everything else. Once that relationship is securely established, they will trust us enough to follow our directives more readily.

In order to truly partner with your patients, there needs to be a transparency in your office about the responsibilities on both the medical office and that of the patient. When the medical office states their promises of patient care and follow up, the patient will be less likely to have unrealistic expectations as to how their care and concerns are treated.

When the patient fully understand up front what their responsibilities are in their care, they will feel more involved in their care, not that care is “done to them.” These responsibilities on both ends should involve the full spectrum of issues involved with care – scheduling of appointments, time frames for call backs based on urgency, payment issues, explanations of treatment and diagnosis, treatment compliance, and payment. Read more…

Root Canals Treatment In India

Dental Health and Root Canals

What are Root Canals?

A root canal is the space within the root of a tooth. It is part of a naturally occurring space within a tooth that consists of the pulp chamber. “Root canal” is the term used to describe the natural cavity within the center of the tooth. The pulp or pulp chamber is the soft area within the root canal. The tooth’s nerve lies within the root canal.The dental pulp is the tissue which forms the dentin portion of the tooth. When the tiny canals are infected by bacteria the pulp present inside the tooth is infected and the tooth pains.The procedure of removal of this diseased pulp is known as root canal as the procedure undergoes a treatment till the root canal of the tooth.

A root canal is a treatment used to repair and save a tooth that is badly decayed or becomes infected. During a root canal procedure, the nerve and pulp are removed and the inside of the tooth is cleaned and sealed. Without treatment, the tissue surrounding the tooth will become infected and abscesses may form. Read more…

Tips For Recognizing a Sinus Headache

Many patients who believe they have symptoms of a sinus headache seek medical treatment only to find their pain is caused by either a migraine or a tension headache.

Before you add up the symptoms of a sinus headache, take a look at the math. In one recent study of 30 subjects with self-diagnosed sinus headache, 97% (29) described symptoms that pretty much proved they had a migraine. Twenty-six of the thirty characterized their headache as interfering with the quality of their life, which is one of the most common and over-powering symptoms of migraine headaches.

Besides migraines, other underlying health problems can cause headache. The truth is that many types of headache are symptoms of severe medical problems that really need to be ruled out by your doctor. In fact, although there are no real symptoms of a sinus headache, the true sinus headache is a symptom of acute or chronic sinusitis.

While sinus headache is a symptom rather than a disease, there are a few conditions that distinguish it from migraine. Read more…