Few practical tips before you select your dentist. Feel free to call SYMA Dental Care Pvt. Ltd. on 020-6652-1670 to know more on selecting your dentist.
4. Background
As per recent survey done by marketing agencies, most of the population in India still thinks that
dental problems can be safely ignored and the treatment can be prolonged without worrying
too much. Many people take over the counter painkillers to treat the dental pain. They use over
the counter ayurvedic medicines to treat their gum diseases and bad breath but avoid visiting
dentists. When the pain is unbearable and when the gums start bleeding and none of the self
treatment seem to be working, they visit dentists.
Now the question is - how should one select a dentist? Many people opt to get treated by
nearby dentist. One way its good as its convenient for patient to walk in the nearby clinic and get
treated. However, there are few things which you need to look for before selecting your dentist.
A bad treatment can cause prolonged issues.
5. Tips for selecting your dentist
Your dentist should have at least a bachelors degree in dental surgery from a reputed
institute. Many dentists get the initial treatment for their patient done from assistants
who are not qualified to do dental practice. So, look for the degree of your dentist.
DCI (Dental Council of India) requires every dentist to be registered with them. Check
for a valid DCI registration for your dentist.
If your dentist is a life member of Indian Dental Association, he/she must be getting
regular updates in advancements in dental treatments from IDA. So check if your
dentist is IDA member.
6. Tips for selecting your dentist
Your dentist should have a published price list, so that you can know the cost of your treatment before starting
it. Also, dental treatments are expensive. So make sure the dentist offers some assurance after performing
dental procedures.
Experience can't be substituted with anything else. So check if your dentist have done similar procedures
successfully before treating you.
Hygiene is of paramount importance. Your mouth is going to get exposed to billions of bacteria if your dentist do
not maintain good hygiene and sterilization of equipment being used to treat your dental problems. Do not
hesitate to ask what sterilization procedures are being used at his/her clinic.
Many dental clinics use second-hand equipment to save cost. Check the quality of equipment. You can make out
from the condition of the equipment. Avoid visiting such clinics which has sub-standard equipment as it may
badly hurt you or infect you.
7. Quote by experts
Doctors can succeed with excellent clinical, business and/or personality skills.
Unfortunately, a new patient seeking dental care cannot evaluate their clinical skills. I
recommend contacting a local periodontist or endodontist, who sees the clinical
evidence of the local GPs. While the professional specialist may not give you the
enthusiastic referral you seek, they certainly won't recommend someone who is
clinically deficient. If I was looking for a new dentist, their clinical proficiency would be
my highest concern. While a great personality and superior business skills would 'ice
the cake', these abilities would not pre-empt my first priority.
In the absence of: "Professional Referral" I would check "Quality of Dental Clinic".
- Tim Fichtner (www.linkedin.com/in/timfichtnerdentaldesigner/ )
8. About SYMA
Started as a Pvt. Ltd. company in Oct 2012 with a vision to be the most easily accessible Dental Care Facility in India for
everyone.
Currently has 3 centers: Bavdhan , Baner and Kothrud
Plan to have 2 more centers in next 2 months: Aundh & Pimple Saudagar
Will have around 10 centers by end of 2013.
Partnership with Healthberries to provide Dental Care Services at their Diagnostic Centers in Pune
9. Leadership Team
Dr. Monika Agrawal, MD & CEO
Satish Agrawal, Director and COO
Dr. Trilok Bajaj, Chief Dentist
10. Dr. Monika Agrawal
Dr. Monika is a Dental Surgeon having 10 years of experience in general
dentistry in India, mostly in Pune. She attended many short term
courses to keep herself updated with latest trends and advancements in
Dental Surgery. She is the MD and CEO of the company. Her mission is
to have 50 dental clinics in Maharashtra by 2015 supported by central
administration and support team, panel of super-specialist Dental
Surgeons and a dedicated sales-force. She is life member of IDA and has
attended may entrepreneurship programs organized by TiE, Pune and
Mumbai.
Dr. Monika meets CXOs of various IT and Services companies in Pune to
organize free dental check up camp. She is also involved in brand
promotion through print media as well as through digital media.
http://in.linkedin.com/pub/dr-monika-agrawal/1a/b96/b0b/
11. Satish Agrawal
Satish is well known IT professional having experience of 16 years and
has worked with Indian MNCs like Tech Mahindra and Persistent
Systems in past. He is currently working as VP – Technology Operations
at e-Zest Solutions Ltd and as a part time director at SYMA.
His role at SYMA is to set up standard operating procedures for all the
current and future clinics and staff. He is working to create strategic
partnerships with diagnostic centers and hospitals in Pune. He also
looks after setting up centralized IT infrastructure for the chain of
clinics. Satish is helping SYMA to penetrate its presence in multi-billion
IT industry through his contacts and professional network.
in.linkedin.com/in/agrawalji
12. Dr. Trilok Bajaj
Dr. Trilok Bajaj is a well-know Dental Surgeon in Nagpur. He is backing
SYMA’s quality delivery practices with his vast experience of 30 years.
His objective is to align dentists and dental hygienists with SYMA’s
quality principles and identify any training needs for them.
13. Mission, vision and values
Vision
◦ To be the most easily accessible Dental Care Facility in India for everyone.
Mission
◦ To bring back lost smiles on the faces of patients through affordable and modern Dental Care.
Values
◦ Quality : We believe in delivering what we say
◦ Passion : We care our patients with deep bonding
◦ Society : We believe in creating better societies and hence organize either free or discounted dental treatment
camps for poor and underprivileged people
◦ Planet : We care mother earth and make sure we deploy energy efficient equipment at our facilities
◦ Leadership : We believe in leading from front to create better tomorrow
14. Follow us on social media
www.facebook.com/symadentalcare
www.linkedin.com/company/syma-dental-care-pvt-ltd
https://twitter.com/SYMADentalCare
